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Louis Auguste DUBOIS
Portrait Of A Nude Girl as Huntress Diana, dated 1888

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Portrait Of A Nude Girl as Huntress Diana, dated 1888 by Louis Auguste DUBOIS (1846-1890) Fine large 19th Century French classical scene of a nude girl posing as the Goddess Diana, oil on canvas by Luis Dubois. Beautiful full length side profile of the young girl posing as the hunter goddess Diana in a rocky landscape. Exceptional treatment of the skin, hands and face. Good condition, unrestored and on its original lining. Presented in its original antique gilt frame. Measurements: 90cm x 70cm framed approx BIOGRAPHY Dubois worked in Paris at Thomas Couture's studio, which was active from 1847 to 1863. He also found himself in the company of Félicien Rops, Charles Hermans, Constantin Meunier, Jules Raeymaeckers, among the attendees of the "Atelier Libre Saint-Luc" in Brussels from 1853 to 1863, then directed by Slingeneyer - an association of young painters gathered to work together. Dubois exhibited for the first time at the Brussels Exhibition of 1857 where he showed three paintings "Joueurs" (Players), "Embuscade" (Ambush), and "Prêtre allant célébrer la Masse" (Priests going to celebrate Mass). At an 1860 show, Dubois showed the great work "Les Cigognes" (The Storks), (shown at Spa that same year) painted in 1858, "La Roulette" (both of which today hang in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels) and a study called "Enfant de choeur" (Choir Child) (this remained in his family and is now on display in Maui, Hawaii in the home of his great great granddaughter Maureen Vernon Breen); in 1863 "Solitude" (formerly "Le Chevreuil mort [dead Deer]) (also now on display in the Royal Museum in Brussels) shows the dead animal outstretched in the middle of a silent forest.
  • Creator:
    Louis Auguste DUBOIS (1846 - 1890)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 35.44 in (90 cm)Width: 27.56 in (70 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Blackwater, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 7832951stDibs: LU157728393222
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