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Alphonse Osbert
La Muse Du Lac - Symbolist Figure in Landscape Oil Painting by Alphonse Osbert

1918

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Signed and dated symbolist figure in landscape oil on board by French painter Alphonse Osbert. The piece depicts a blonde woman in a full length purple dress holding a leather satchel and leaning against the moss-covered trunk of a tree. She is standing beside a lake with the blue mountains in the distance reflected in the still water below. Signature: Signed lower right and further inscribed with title and dated 1918 verso Dimensions: Framed: 19"x23" Unframed: 13"x17" Provenance: Private French collection Educated at the École des Beaux-Arts, his earliest passion was for the great Spanish masters, particularly Jusepe de Ribera. A shift away from his academic style took place in the late 1880s under the influence of several acquaintances associated with Post-Impressionism and Symbolism. Osbert abandoned naturalistic painting in favour of a Pointillist technique like that employed by Seurat and Signac. Also inspired by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes and the Symbolists, he chose to forsake depiction of real-world subject matter, and developed a poetic visual language of his own. His signature style consists of ghostlike Muses in mysterious landscapes bathed in the unearthly light of a sun or moon, rendered with abundant use of the colour blue. In the 1890s he was associated with Joséphin Péladan and his order, the Kabbalistic Order of the Rose-Cross. Osbert's later works include a few commissioned murals, for sites including the Centre Thermal des Dômes in Vichy (1903 and 1904), and the Church Of Saint-Louis in Vichy (1915). An overview of his career titled 'Le peintre symboliste Alphonse Osbert', written by Véronique Dumas, was published by CNRS in 2005. Museum & Gallery Holidngs Musee D'Orsay - Paris holds 422 paintings by the painter
  • Creator:
    Alphonse Osbert
  • Creation Year:
    1918
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Very good original condition.
  • Gallery Location:
    Marlow, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: LFA06311stDibs: LU415311507752
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