Antique Woman Portrait Painting, Neoclassical Young Woman, Oil On Canvas, XIX Century. (QR741)
ANTIQUE PAINTINGS, NEOCLASSICAL FEMALE PROFILE PORTRAIT, OIL ON CANVAS, 19TH CENTURY (QR741)
The antique paintings category presents an oil on canvas painting depicting a female profile portrait, dating to the
19th century, executed according to refined Neoclassical taste.
The artwork portrays a young woman with harmonious features, shown in profile, with a gathered hairstyle and an
ornamental crown recalling the iconography of Classical Antiquity.
Her clothing, a robe in soft pink and ivory tones, evokes Greco-Roman female figures, suggesting an idealized and
symbolic representation rather than a realistic portrait of an identifiable individual.
The dark background enhances the face, lending depth and solemnity to the composition. French Antiques.
The painting is distinguished by soft brushwork, delicate chiaroscuro transitions, and a refined rendering of the flesh tones.
The antique artwork is signed lower left U. Bourgeois, a French painter active in the 19th-century artistic scene.
Léon Pierre Urbain Bourgeois (1842–1911) was born in Nevers and died in Paris; he studied under prominent masters,
including Alexandre Cabanel, a renowned academic painter of the time.
He trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and exhibited his works in 1865 at the Salon des Artistes Français,
the most important official exhibition in France during that period. Winner of the Prix de Rome in 1863.
The painting is set within an elegant period gilded frame in fine gold leaf, finely crafted, enhancing its historical
and decorative value. Both the frame and the oil painting have been professionally and carefully restored.
Therefore, the Antique Paintings, Neoclassical Young Woman Profile Portrait, 19th Century, Oil Painting,
from the Bisgart Collection, may be viewed at our gallery, where many other artworks can also be admired.
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Bibliography: E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs.
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Canvas size: 41.5 × 33.5 cm
Size with frame: 61.5 × 53 cm
Depth: 8 cm
Weight: 4.5 kg
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