Lot n° 157
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Jules LEFEBVRE (Tournan en brie 1834 - Paris 1912) - Lot 157
Jules LEFEBVRE (Tournan en brie 1834 - Paris 1912)
Odalisque with a bowl of fruit
Parquet panel
81 x 96 cm
Signed and dated lower right Jules Lefebvre 1875
(scratches and slight loss of material)
Appraiser:
Cabinet René Millet
The condition report is available on request from the following e-mail address: contact@neo-encheres.com
NOTICE
French academic painter Jules Joseph Lefebvre is best known for his portraits and depictions of idealized female figures, often in allegorical and mythological compositions. A pupil of Léon Cogniet and winner of the Prix de Rome in 1861, Lefebvre developed a style marked by precise drawing and meticulous technique, influenced by the academicism of his time. He also became an influential teacher at the Académie Julian, where he trained many artists of the late XIXᵉ century.
Lefebvre's works, particularly his female figures, are characterized by great finesse in detail and a subtle, harmonious palette. His paintings, often bathed in soft light, celebrate the idealized beauty and grace of the female body, in a classical approach. One of his most famous paintings, La Vérité (1870), illustrates this fascination with the allegorical female figure and testifies to his talent for combining naturalism and idealism.
Close in his approach to academicism to William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Alexandre Cabanel, Jules Joseph Lefebvre was part of the French academic tradition, with a particular emphasis on technical perfection and elegant subject matter. His works, highly prized today, are celebrated for their painterly quality and their ability to capture the timeless beauty of his subjects, making Lefebvre an eminent representative of academic art in the XIXᵉ century.
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