Giovanni Boldini was an Italian genre and portrait painter who lived and worked in Paris for most of his career. Boldini was born in Ferrara and was the son of a painter of religious subjects. In 1862, he went to Florence for six years to study and pursue painting. He only infrequently attended classes at the Academy of Fine Arts, but in Florence, met other realist painters known as the Macchiaioli, who were Italian precursors to Impressionism. Their influence is seen in Boldini's landscapes which show his spontaneous response to nature, although it is for the portraits that he became best known. Moving to London, Boldini attained success as a portraitist. He completed portraits of premier members of society including Lady Holland and the Duchess of Westminster. From 1872, he lived in Paris, where he became a friend of Edgar Degas. He became the most fashionable portrait painter in Paris in the late 19th century, with a dashing style of painting which shows some Macchiaioli influence and a brio reminiscent of the work of younger artists, such as John Singer Sargent and Paul Helleu. He was nominated commissioner of the Italian section of the Paris Exposition in 1889 and received the Légion d'honneur for this appointment. In 1897, Boldini had a solo exhibition in New York. He participated in the Venice Biennale in 1895, 1903, 1905 and 1912. He died in Paris on July 11th, 1931. Giovanni Boldini is a character in the ballet Franca Florio, regina di Palermo, written in 2007 by the Italian composer Lorenzo Ferrero, which depicts the story of Donna Franca, a famous Sicilian aristocrat whose exceptional beauty inspired him and many other artists, musicians, poets and emperors during the Belle Époque. A Boldini portrait of his former muse Marthe de Florian, a French actress, was discovered in a Paris flat in late 2010, hidden away from view on the premises that were unvisited for 70 years. The portrait has never been listed, exhibited or published and the flat belonged to de Florian's granddaughter who went to live in the South of France at the outbreak of the Second World War and never returned. A love-note and a biographical reference to the work painted in 1888, when the actress was 24, cemented its authenticity. A full-length portrait of the lady in the same clothing and accessories, but less provocative, hangs in the New Orleans Museum of Art. The discovery of his painting in the 70-years-empty apartment forms the background to Michelle Gable's 2014 novel A Paris Apartment.
French Victorian Lady in White Portrait
By Giovanni Boldini
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian white painted framed print portrait of lady dressed in white with black gloves holding black feather plume ( G. Boldini, 1889)
Paint
Roland Hinton Perry Portrait of a Lady in Red, 1931
By Roland Hinton Perry
Located in Hanover, MA
Large stunning portrait of a beautiful seated woman in a red dress framed in a period carved giiltwood frame. Signed upper right R. Hinton Perry. Dated indistinctly 1931 or 1939. Roland Hinton Perry (1870-1941) was a sculptor and painter committed to the Beaux-Arts tradition. Born in New York, he studied in Paris at the Académie Julian under Henri Chapu and Denys Puech...
Canvas
Antique American Victorian Painted Portrait in Original Rosewood Frame
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
With a distinct hand, the painter has affectionately captured this child's delicate spirit. Highly detailed and of the utmost of skill, this painter showcases his/her abilities quite...
Rosewood
$17,000
H 55 in W 45 in D 3 in
Signed Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady by English Victorian Artist Laurence Koe
By Laurence Koe
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A large and beautiful three quarter length portrait of a partly seated lady her hat over one arm holding a bouquet of flowers, the other arm held upward holding a branch of a tree. This original oil on canvas by the British artist Laurence Koe, (1863-1913), is signed on the lower right and dated 1905. Lawrence E. Koe was a portrait painter and sculptor. He is listed as living in Brighton when he first exhibited at The Royal Academy in 1891, but by 1894 he had moved to London where he appears to have settled for the remainder of his life. Koe exhibited widely; over twenty times at The Royal Academy, but also at the R.O.I, The Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Most of his exhibited works were portraits, and among his sitters were the wives of fellow artists Harold Speed RP (1872-1957) and Harold Piffard (fl. 1895-1899). In 1896 Koe exhibited “Venus and Tännhauser” at the Royal Academy, now in the permanent collection in the Brighton Museum and Art and he showed a painting of Sappho two years later. He clearly shows the influence of other artists working at the same time, notably Singer Sargent, Arthur Hacker RA (1858-1919) and Herbert James Draper...
Canvas
$14,850
H 23.13 in W 9.13 in D 2 in
A Fine Victorian Oil on Board Titled "A Lady Standing by a Sundial in the Park"
By Henry John Yeend King
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Henry John Yeend King R.B.A, R.I., R.O.I. (British, 1855-1924) "A Victorian Lady Standing by a Sundial in the Park" Oil on panel. Signed lower right: Yeend King. "YK" Sticker en ver...
Gesso, Wood
Antique American Victorian Painted Portrait in Original Frame
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Late 1800s Antique American Victorian Painted Portrait of a child in its Original Rosewood Frame. With a distinct hand, the painter has affectionately captured this child's delicate ...
Wood, Rosewood
French Vintage Framed Portrait of a Lady and Roses, Signed
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vintage French tribute painting inspired by "The Broken Vessel" (La Cruche cassée) originally painted by Jean-Baptiste Greuze circa 1771, now held at the Louvre in Paris. Before that it was part of the personal collection of the Comtesse du Barry until the French Revolution. Depicted is what appears to be a lady gathering an abundance of roses in a garden, however the ceramic jug hooked into her right elbow has broken and left her with the armful of flowers gathered into the folds of her gown. Her look of disappointment appears to be shared with the gargoyle spout...
Oak, Paint, Canvas
French Vintage Framed Portrait of a Lady Swimming
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French vintage (late 20th century) framed oil portrait of a lady enjoying some time at the beach, “Lydie” as indicated on the reverse, painted by her husband to remember their holida...
Canvas, Paint
Portrait of an Elegant French Lady. 19th Century.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully rendered oil on canvas portrait depicting an elegant French lady of refinement and stature, executed in the Romantic tradition of mid-19th-century portraiture. The sitt...
Canvas
$6,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 31 in W 28 in D 2 in
British School, C. 1840 An Exceptional Quality Portrait “Lady in Green”
Located in Long Island City, NY
(British School, C. 1840) An Exceptional Quality Portrait “Lady in Green” Oil on canvas painting. Exceptional 19th century. portrait of a youn...
Canvas
Portrait of a Lady Ion Ivory N a White Hat in Bronze Jewelry Frame
Located in Tampa, FL
French picture is ivory of a beautiful girl in a white hat. It is signed bun can not make it out. Bronze jewelry frame with a beautiful little bow on the top. Circa 1910s.
Bronze
$1,800
H 23 in W 19.5 in D 2 in
19th Century French Equestrian Portrait of Lady with Horse & Dog in Carved Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique equestrian portrait was painted in France circa 1860 and captures a refined lady posed beside her saddled horse, accompanied by a resting hunting dog in a tranqu...
Giltwood, Paper, Glass
Early French 20th century small portrait of a lady.
Located in London, GB
A very special small profile portrait of a lady in a blue dress. Very well executed in the manner of Walter Sickert. Indistinctly signed to the fronr left side with pencil writing on...
Canvas, Paint