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Description:
Beautiful French Conte Drawing of a Neo-Classical Lady, signed and dated lower right 14 Juin (June) 1868. The drawing is in excellent condition, nicely framed with a linen mat and gold painted wood frame. Neo-Classicism is a term meaning “New” classicism, which was a style in 19th-century European and American painting and sculpture that referred back to the classical styles of Greece and Rome. Neo-Classicism became popular in an era of idealism and suggested the "ideal life reborn" (Couper) and the celebration of the perfect human form as a work of god's creation. Neo-classical artworks have sharp and realistic delineation of the human figure, reserved emotional tone, deliberate and often mathematical composition, and cool colors such as white marble. Neoclassicism was taught in art academies in the 19th century, but was suppressed in popularity in the early 20th century by more emotion-based styles such as Impressionism and Social Realism. Conte-Named for Nicholas Conte, who developed the first lead pencil in 1790. The term "conte" became a trade name for a brand of French crayons made from a unique compound of pigments with a chalk binder. Conte crayons, available in black, red and brown, are free from grease. Measures 24.5"H x 19"W, image size is 12"W x 16"H. Gorgeous piece!
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: N71 |
| Condition:
Excellent |
Year:
1868
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| Country:
France |
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