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"The Painter and His Muse" Painting by Eugène Benjamin Fichel
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Oil on panel signed in the lower right corner and presented in a period frame measuring 21" x 18.5".
Benjamin Eugene Fichel, France, (1826 - 1895)
B. Eugène Fichel was born on August 30th, 1826 in Paris. A talented young artist, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts at the young age of fifteen, where he eventually became a student of Martin Drolling and Paul Delaroche, the latter a winner of the Prix de Rome and whom he would most consistently cite as his master. Given his very young age and the rigorous training necessary as a student of the École des Beaux-Arts, Fichel did not exhibit his first painting until the 1849 Parisian Salon, where he showed Sainte Famille (Holy Family), Portrait de Hadji-Add-Hamid-Bey (Portrait of Hadji-Add-Hamid-Bey), and Portrait de M.L. (Portrait of M.L.). Fichel became a prolific Salon artist, beginning with many portraits, but later exhibiting, consistently and unwaveringly, historical and genre scenes inspired by the eighteenth century. Fichel chose to submit many historically-oriented works to the Salon, at that point considered the most elevated subject matter, such as his 1867 Salon entry “Ouvrez au Nom du Roi” (“Open in the Name of the King”). As his Salon career progressed, Fichel began submitting more often the types of intimate genre scenes influenced by Dutch painting, such as his 1883 Joueurs des Cartes (Card Players) and his 1888 Le Dejeuner (The Luncheon).
Many of Fichel’s historically-oriented themes were those depicting episodes from the reign of Napoleon I. Louis Auvray, a nineteenth century art critic, took notice of Fichel’s 1865 Salon entry, L’Empereur Napoleon Ier Combinant des manœuvres (Palais de Compiègne) (The Emperor Napoleon I Combining Maneuvers (Compiègne Palace)), which was purchased by Princess Mathilde, Napoleon I’s niece. Auvray explains that Fichel’s (Exposition des Beaux-Arts : Salon de 1865, Paris: A. Levy, Fils, 1864, pg. 69):
During his career at the Parisian Salon, Fichel was awarded several awards and continued to exhibit there until his death in 1895. He was awarded a third class medal in 1857 for Une Matinée Dramatique (A Dramatic Morning), a portrait painting, and two other works; a mention in 1861 for several works including La Première Leçon d’Armes (The First Weapon Lesson), Chanteurs Ambulants Dans un Cabaret (Traveling Singers in a Cabaret), and Baptême de Mlle Clairon (Baptism of Mlle Clairon); a medal in 1869 for La Nuit de 24 août 1572, avant les massacres (The Night of August 24th, 1572, before the massacres), and Le Fou qui Vend la Sagesse (The Insane who sells Wisdom) – based on a fable by La Fontaine; and a silver medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. He finalized his exhibition career with Au Café (At the Café) and Partie des Dames (Ladies’ Departure). Fichel achieved one of his highest honors in 1870 when he was named a Knight of the Legion of Honor. At the end of his career he had achieved, “an envied place among the genre painters of the French school of the nineteenth century.” (Zafran, 42). He died in 1895 in Paris.
Fichel’s work can be found in many of France’s museums, including the Musée Magnin and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon, and the Musées des Beaux-Arts in the cities of Lille, Rennes, Rouen, and Bordeaux.
- Creator:Benjamin Eugène Fichel (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 21 in (53.34 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- Style:Baroque (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:19th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Wiscasset, ME
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