Brussels - Interior Paintings

Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary artist whose work explores the intersection of memory, structure, and abstraction. Recognized for her signature libraries, expressionist landsc...

Algerian women in an interior. Oil on panel. Signed. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck w...

Algerian women in an interior. Oil on panel. Signed. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck...

An auction at Drouot's in Paris. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Around 1900-1910. René François Xavier Prinet (31 December 1861, Vitry-le-François – 26 January 1946, Bourbonne-les-Bains) was a French painter and illustrator who drew his subjects from middle-class society. He was born to Henri Prinet, an Imperial Prosecutor in Vitry-le-François. A promotion led to him being posted in Paris, where they lived in a home not far from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. His father painted as a hobby and was supportive of his desire to study art, having him seek the advice of Louis Charles Timbal [fr], a well-known church painter and friend of the family. Around 1880, he began his studies in earnest, in the studios of Jean-Léon Gérôme; remaining with him until 1885. That year, his painting "The Infant Jesus" was accepted for display at the Salon. This was followed by studies at the Académie Julian. At this time, he also became associated with a group of young artists known as the Bande Noire (Black Stripe), which included Lucien Simon, André Dauchez...

About the artwork “Contrast” belongs to Sophie Dumont’s acclaimed Library Series (2023), a suite of vertical, textured oil-on-canvas compositions. Employing palette knife techniques,...

Oil on canvas – 31.9 x 25.6 in (81 x 65 cm) Framed dimensions: 34.6 x 28.3 in (88 x 72 cm) Black or natural wood floater frame – Signed by the artist – Certificate of authenticity – ...