Alphonse Muraton (Attributed), Portrait Of A Lady

View Similar Items

Frans Schwartz - Profile portrait of a young girl

Unknown - Holy family under an oak tree on a gold background

Jean Cluseau-Lanauve - The pianist

French School - French Empire Period Portrait of Fashionable Young Lady Antique Oil Painting

Annie Faure - Large Signed 20th Century French Oil Painting Symbolist Lady Staring into Sky

Unknown - European Portrait Of A Military General

André Minaux - "Femme et Homards" (Woman with Lobsters), 1948 -André Minaux (French, 1923-1986)

Unknown - !8th Century Portrait of a Dame French School Woman Oil on Canvas Gold Blue

Unknown - 18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman French School Man Oil on Canvas Blue White

Louis-Gabriel Blanchet - Presumed artist self-portrait

Unknown - Cardinal Mazarin portrait

Auguste-Joseph Delécluse - Portrait of young man - The artist's son

About the Item

This mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to French artist Alphonse Muraton (1824-1911) depicts a lady wearing a black dress with lace embellishments. She wears her hair in a centre parting as per the fashion of the day. Muraton was a distinguished painter of religious scenes, portraits and genre. Muraton’s fine painting style represents a period in French art, which is a direct legacy of the esteemed neoclassical painter, Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). David was arguably the greatest French painter of his generation and contributed towards a shift in thinking towards reason and classical refinement. Working during a period of severe unrest, he witnessed the first of three revolutions first-hand and the fall of the French establishment. Prior to David’s influence, the arts in France were shackled to the frivolities of the Rococo period, abundant with decadent ladies and opulent extravagances. But following the beheading of both Louis XVI and the fashion-obsessed Marie Antoinette, sobriety quickly replaced debauchery. Influenced by the mathematical precision of the classical world, French painters often sought inspiration in Italy for its grand architecture, sculpture and Renaissance masterpieces. Poussin, Caravaggio, and Raphael were highly lauded and became the source of innumerable studies. As such, back in France, the teaching methods were adapted with a clear emphasis on examining the models of antiquity. Students were urged to hone their techniques with the ambition to produce a superior generation. David became a teacher of distinction with many of his pupils becoming masters of note. These included Michel Martin Drolling (1786-1851), a painter of history and portraits who, in turn, trained a young and impressionable Alphonse Muraton. Here, in this portrait from 1850, the precise brushwork, gentle chiaroscuro, and glowing skin tones are directly related to the Italian masters. At just 26, Muraton had developed an advanced understanding of light effects and the nuances of the human form. Note the cheeks with their subtle variations. With such a cultured approach, Muraton was celebrated by the selection committee of the Paris Salon, where he exhibited extensively. He won a medal in 1868, for his ‘The Two Hermits’, which was purchased by Napoleon III and sent to the Louvre before being returned to Empress Eugenie. Across the span of his career, Muraton continued to produce works of the highest order and can be considered an important contributor to the French academic tradition. He’s represented in numerous public collections including museums at Alencon, Amboise, Angers, Aranjuex (Palais Royal), Avignon, Baltimore, Moulins, Rheims, Seville, St-Brieuc, Tours, and Versailles. Signed/dated lower left and held within a gilt frame. Provenance: Private collection, UK. Artist’s auction maximum: £5,515 for ‘The Brothers (1901)’, Pastel on canvas, Christie’s, 1991 (lot 7).

Attributed to:
Alphonse Muraton (1824 - 1911, French)
Creation Year:
1850
Dimensions:
Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Movement & Style:
French School
Period:
1850-1859
Condition:
Assessed and approved by our conservator. Cleaned. Canvas relined. Fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. The paint layer is stable. Frame restored.
Gallery Location:
Cheltenham, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2328214819552

More From This Seller

View All

Early-18th Century French School, Ex-Voto Portrait With Emilian Jacobin

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This splendid early 18th-century French oil painting represents an ‘ex-voto’ with Emilian Jacobin and a depiction of the Virgin Mary with Christ and angels. Ex votos are votive offe...

Category

1710s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Early-18th Century French School, Ex-Voto Portrait With Emilian Jacobin, 1712

$7,368

Jacques d'Agar (Circle), Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Silk Robe

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This enchanting late 17th-century French oil painting depicts an elegant gentleman in a silk robe with his right index finger on an open book. Stylistically, it’s comparable to the oeuvre of Jacques d'Agar (1640-1715). Dressed in a rather ostentatious embroidered silk robe...

Category

1670s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Jacques d'Agar (Circle), Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Silk Robe, c. 1675

$6,676

Late 19th-Century French School, Head Study

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This enchanting late 19th-century French oil painting depicts the head of a bearded man. Rendered with an abundance of consideration and feeling, the introspection of the figure po...

Category

1890s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late 19th-Century French School, Head Study, c. 1890

$1,062

Jean Baptiste Discart, Portrait Of A Lady With A Yellow Rose

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This fine late 19th-century portrait by renowned Italian artist Jean Baptiste Discart (1856-1944) depicts a lady wearing a black dress embellished with a lace collar, together with a...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jean Baptiste Discart
Jean Baptiste Discart, Portrait Of A Lady With A Yellow Rose, 1879

$1,954

Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Lady With Sapphires

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This charming mid-18th-century half-length French portrait depicts a lady wearing an olive green gown, together with a red cloak, and exquisite sapphi...

Category

Mid-18th Century Rococo Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid-18th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Lady With Sapphires, c. 1740

$2,706

Early 19th-Century English School Portrait Of Samuel Jones Of Skeyton, Norfolk

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This fine early 19th-century English oil painting depicts Samuel Jones of Skeyton, Norfolk, smartly attired in a black coat with white cravat. The portrait was previously in the coll...

Category

1830s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Early 19th-Century English School Portrait Of Samuel Jones Of Skeyton, Norfolk, c. 1830

$1,804

1870s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Pastel

Frans Schwartz
Profile portrait of a young girl, Circa 1875

$3,073

Holy family under an oak tree on a gold background

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

French school circa 1870 Holy Family under an oak, after Raphaël, on gold background Oil on canvas H. 92 cm; W. 60 cm This aesthetic curiosity takes up the very famous composition b...

Category

19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Holy family under an oak tree on a gold background, 19th century

$2,127

The pianist

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

Jean CLUSEAU-LANAUVE (Périgueux 1914 - Paris 1997) The Pianist Oil on canvas H. 46 cm; W. 38 cm Signed lower right. Countersigned, titled, and dated on the back - 1962 Provenance: E...

Category

1960s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Jean Cluseau-Lanauve
The pianist, 1962

$2,989

Large Signed 20th Century French Oil Painting Symbolist Lady Staring into Sky

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pensive Thoughts by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 19.5 x 24 inches condition: overall very good, minor surface scuf...

Category

Late 20th Century French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Annie Faure
Large Signed 20th Century French Oil Painting Symbolist Lady Staring into Sky

$868 Sale Price

30% Off

French Empire Period Portrait of Fashionable Young Lady Antique Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Young Lady French School, early 1800's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 21 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: some crazing and pronoun...

Category

Early 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French School
French Empire Period Portrait of Fashionable Young Lady Antique Oil Painting

$1,433 Sale Price

30% Off

European Portrait Of A Military General

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Portrait of a Military General Fine 19th C European, Neo -Classical half-length portrait of a Military General, a handsome man wearing military regali...

Category