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Martin Borgord
"Portrait of Elegant" Oil on wood Expressionist Hague School Signed

circa 1920

About the Item

Martin Borgord (1869-1935) Active in California, New York, Paris, Holland "Portrait of an Elegant Woman," oil painting on wood signed lower right and dedicated to Madame Merlet. Attended: San Francisco Art Association School of Design, Académie des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Académie Julian de Paris, New York School of Art "In the past I worked on light and shadow effects. Now I paint exclusively for unusual effects and color harmonies." It is with these words that Martin Borgord, a Norwegian-born but naturalized American painter, interviewed by a journalist from the Hartford Courant, explains our painting.Straddling the line between Impressionism and Expressionism, the elegant lady loses the sharpness of detail, blending with light and color in quick, dense brushstrokes. Excellent state of preservation.Presented in antique carved and silvered wooden frame. It has a regular Fine Arts export certificate. Measurements Panel 41 x 33 cm Frame 51x43 cm BIOGRAPHY Martin Borgord was born February 8, 1869, in Guasdal, Norway, and died March 25, 1935, in Riverside, California. At the age of 16, Borgord resided in San Francisco and enrolled to study with Virgil Macey Williams (1830-1886) at the San Francisco Art Association School of Design. Interested in both painting and sculpture, Borgord will go to Paris. He was accepted to study at the Académie Julian with Jean-Paul Laurens and at the Académie des Beaux-Arts with sculptor Charles Raoul Verlet. In 1896, Martin Borgord returned to New York and enrolled in the new Chase School of Art (later renamed the New York School of Art) with William Merritt. In 1899, influential art dealer William Macbeth, dedicated to the cause of promoting American art, represented Borgord in New York.With his friend and fellow artist William Henry Singer (son of steel magnate William Singer), he settled, at the end of the 19th century, in Laren, Netherlands, a small town where many artists of the Hague school, influenced by French art The Impressionists, who left to experiment fully with painting, welcomed a large number of American artists into their studio, including, among others, Henry Ward Ranger, William Henry Howe, Amy Cross, Charles Gruppe, Walter Castle Keith, and Joseph Raphael. Borgord returned to the United States to become director of the Carnegie Institute of Art and the Allegheny (Pennsylvania) School of Painting, but would continue to maintain a part-time studio in Holland. At the 1905 Paris Salon, Borgord was awarded a gold medal and, years later, in 1924, a solo exhibition of his paintings and sculptures at the Galerie de Marsan. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York in 1913 and again in 1919. An international artist, he was a member not only of the exclusive Salmagundi Club in New York, but also of the St. John's Club. Lucas Society of Amsterdam, Allied Art Association . . and the American Art Association in Paris. He was recognized in the United States and Europe as one of the leading painters and sculptors of his time. Museums: Luxembourg Museum, Carnegie Institute in Paris, National Academy of Design in Pittsburgh, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in New York, Hagerstown, MD. Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
  • Creator:
    Martin Borgord (1869 - 1935, American)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1920
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.08 in (51 cm)Width: 16.93 in (43 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    pannello cm 33 x 43Price: $2,538
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Optimal state of preservation. The board has no splits or color fall-off. Slight signs of wear consistent with the era.
  • Gallery Location:
    Pistoia, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2746216036062

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