Charles Joshua Chaplin’s celebrated portraits of young women are reminiscent of the 18th-century romanticism of Thomas Gainsborough (1727–88) and François Boucher (1703–70) but his subjects are nevertheless recognizable as more modern Belle Epoque women. The critical and commercial success of Chaplin’s beautifully lit portraits of sensual young women captured en déshabillé established him as one of the foremost French academic painters of the period. By the late 50s, Chaplin was being inundated with commissions from the French aristocracy requesting portraits of their wives and daughters. Empress Eugénie, the wife of Napoleon III, was also a big fan and appointed him an artist of the court. The Empress and her husband’s enthusiastic support came in handy when, in 1859, his portrait Aurora was banned by the judges of the Salon in Paris for being "too erotically suggestive". The disqualification order was subsequently overturned when Napoleon III himself sprung to Chaplin’s defense. During his lifetime, Chaplin was awarded numerous medals at the Salon in Paris and, in 1865, he was declared a Chevalier and later Officer of la Légion d’Honneur (1881). Today his works are held in the collections of the Louvre in Paris, Hermitage in St Petersburg, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Rural Life in Summer: 19th C Island Village Scene, Figures and Animals painting
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful and idyllic, mid 19th Century summery village scene, where a pretty young girl stands, knitting (perhaps she is secretly waiting for someone?), village women eat and work...
Canvas, Oil
$36,000Sale Price|20% Off
Beautiful Woman, The Coy Look - French Painting
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Miami, FL
If Vogue magazine existed in the late 19th century, this sitter could be on the cover. The depth of her feminine beauty and sweetness is mesmerizing. She looks at you. You look ...
Oil
$45,000
Beautiful Woman, The Coy Look - like Bouguereau French painter
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Miami, FL
If Vogue magazine existed in the late 19th century, this sitter could be on the cover. The depth of her feminine beauty and sweetness is mesmerizing. She looks at you. You look ...
Oil
$28,450Sale Price|36% Off
Pair 19th Century French Whimsical Oil on Canvas "Cherubs and Putti Children"
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in LA, CA
Charles Joshua Chaplin (French, 1825-1891) A Very Fine and Charming Pair of 19th Century French Whimsical Oils on Canvas of Cherubs and Putti, after François Boucher (French, 1703–17...
Canvas, Oil
Classical Naturalistic Style Italian Allegory Study
Located in Houston, TX
Classical style allegorical painting with puti and monarchy type figures floating within the clouds. The canvas is framed in a decorative gold frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 43.5...
Oil
Beach landscape on Atlantic French coast
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Jean-Georges PASQUET (Périgueux 1851 - 1936) Pointe de Suzac at Saint Georges de Didonne Oil on canvas H. 59 cm; W. 85 cm Signed and dated 1885 lower left Provenance: Private collec...
Oil, Canvas
$1,650,000
H 49.38 in W 57 in D 6 in
Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Located in New Orleans, LA
William-Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905 French Jeune mère contemplant deux enfants qui s'embrassent (Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children) Signed “W-Bouguereau” (bottom ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,500Sale Price|50% Off
H 35.5 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
PASSION #3 - nude male painting by Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Passion #3" . Composition with Two Male Nudes, oil on canvas, 35.5x19.5in / 90x50cm Part of "Wings of Gods" solo show, April 2024. see pictures from the show. Shipped as it is, stre...
Canvas, Oil
$64,850
H 66 in W 51 in D 6.5 in
Large & Impressive French 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Water Carrier Lady"
By Jules Salles-Wagner
Located in LA, CA
Jules Salles-Wagner (French, 1814-1898) A Large and Impressive French, 19th century oil on canvas "The Water Carrier Lady" depicting a standing and posing young peasant girl holding ...
Oil
$2,574
H 24.5 in W 31.5 in
19th-Century French Marine Oil Painting, Barque ‘Limbe’ In Choppy Waters
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century French oil painting depicts the barque Limbe in choppy waters, with the silhouettes of two further ships beyond. It was probably produced at Le Havre, France, ...
Canvas, Oil
$32,000
H 52 in W 32 in
The Dance 19th-century Large Antique Nude Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed & Dated
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Exhibited at the Paris Salon, exhibition label on reverse. Description: Édouard François Zier (1837-1924) was a French painter known for his captiva...
Canvas, Oil
$5,000
H 39 in W 23 in D 1 in
Lady with Books 3, Framed Acrylic Painting, 39x23in, Contemporary Art in Florida
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Lady with Books 3", 39x23in / 100x60cm. Shipped as it is, stretched, framed from Florida. Framed size 41.5x25.7in Free shipping with 1stDibs code This particular piece is in my s...
Canvas, Acrylic
The painter's rest in Denmark
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Carl SCHLICHTING-CARLSEN (Flensburg 1842 – Hellebæk 1931) The Painter's Rest Oil on canvas H. 130 cm; W. 93 cm Signed and dated lower left – S. Carlsen (18)94 This artist of German ...
Canvas, Oil
Landscape near Bordeaux
By Louis Alexandre Cabié
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Louis-Alexandre CABIÉ (Dol-de-Bretagne 1853 - Bordeaux 1939) Landes at Pessac, near Bordeaux - Gironde Oil on canvas H. 126 cm; W. 201 cm Signed lower left Louis Cabié, a renowned a...
Canvas, Oil
Italian landscape with bathers
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Félix-Hippolyte LANOÜE (Versailles, 1812 – Versailles, 1872) Italian Landscape with Bathers Oil on canvas, in its original frame D. 41 cm Signed lower right Circa 1840 Trained by Je...
Canvas, Oil
$7,470
H 21 in W 18 in
La Couturiere - Academic Portrait Oil Painting by Tony Robert-Fleury
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas portrait circa 1890 by French academic painter Tony Robert-Fleury. The work depicts a young red-headed woman wearing in a white dress with blue trim. She is stti...
Canvas, Oil
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H 22.84 in W 16.93 in D 1.58 in
Female portrait, Oil on Canvas France XIX Century
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Milan, IT
Oil painting on canvas. Signed lower left. The extremely sensual portrait of the woman in skimpy clothes and in a languid pose belongs to the peculiar portrait production of the Fren...
Oil
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H 18.12 in W 16.15 in D 1.97 in
Young lady in her boudoir, brushing hair in the morning antique French painting
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful intimate domestic scene by Charles Joshua Chaplin 1825-1891) . Like Vermeer's milkmaid, the young woman in the painting seems lost in thought, completely in a world of her own...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 26 in D 4 in
L'Extase - 19th Century French Portrait Oil Painting of Belle Epoque Nude
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘L’Extase’ by Charles Joshua Chaplin (1825-1891). The painting - which depicts a young Parisienne society beauty captured en déshabillé - is inscribed by the artist verso and sold in a superb quality bespoke gold metal leaf neoclassical frame. As one of his most popular paintings...
Oil
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H 35 in W 25 in
Belle Femme en Déshabillé - 19th Century French Salon Portrait of Society Beauty
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
This is a large fine 19th century oil painting portrait of a young society beauty captured in semi-undress by the eminent French Academic painter Charles Joshua Chaplin (1825-1891). ...
Oil
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H 7 in W 6 in
A Game of Chance - 19th Century Oil, Young Girls Figures in Interior by Chaplin
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil on canvas. Framed dimensions are 15 inches high by 14 inches wide. Born in Les Andelys, Eure, France in 1825 to an English father and a French mother, Charles Chaplin waited nea...
Canvas, Oil
Ecstasy
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful, serene oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Born in Les Andelys, Eure, France in 1825 to an English father and a French mother, Charles Chaplin waited nearly a lifetime to...
Canvas, Oil
Nymphs Resting
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful classic serene painting of a nymphs resting, 19th century oil on panel. Signed lower left. The son of an English father and a French mother, Chaplin became a naturalised...
Canvas, Oil
Cherub & Dove
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A beautiful classic serene painting of a cherub and dove, 19th century oil on panel. Signed lower left. The son of an English father and a French mother, Chaplin became a naturali...
Oil, Panel