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An Elegant Lady Alfred Stevens 1823-1906 #867280

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An Elegant Lady Alfred Stevens 1823-1906 #867280
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Alfred Stevens (May 11, 1828 - August 29, 1906) , Belgian painter, was born in Brussels.

His father, an old officer in the service of William I of the Netherlands, was passionately fond of pictures, and readily allowed his son to draw in the studio of François Navez, director of the Brussels Academy. In 1844 Stevens went to Paris and worked under the instructing of Camille Roqueplan, a friend of his father's; he also attended the classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, where Ingres was then professor. In 1849 he painted at Brussels his first picture, "A Soldier in Trouble," and in the same year went back to Paris, where he definitely settled, and exhibited in the Salons. He then painted "Ash-Wednesday Morning," "Burghers and Country People finding at Daybreak the Body of a Murdered Gentleman," "An Artist in Despair," and "The Love of Gold."

In 1855 he exhibited at the Antwerp Salon a little picture called "At Home," which showed the painter's bent towards depicting ladies of fashion. At the Great Exhibition in Paris, 1855, his contributions were remarkable, but in 1857 he returned to graceful female subjects, and his path thenceforth was clear before him. At the Great Exhibition of 1867 he was seen in a brilliant variety of works in the manner he had made his own, sending eighteen exquisite paintings; among them were the "Lady in Pink" (in the Brussels Gallery), "Consolation," "Every Good Fortune," "Miss Fauvette," "Ophelia," and "India in Paris."

At the Paris International Exhibitions ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good </td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c1860</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Belgium </td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Alfred Stevens 1823-1906</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:14.6</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:18.6</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:An Elegant Lady Alfred Stevens 1823-1906</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Traditional </td></tr>

<tr><td>Type:Oil on mahogany panel</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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