19th Century European Paintings

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Lot 91
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Florent Willems Belgian, 1823-1905

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • Florent Willems
  • a young girl in a pink dress with playing cards
  • signed l.l.
  • oil on panel
  • 34 by 23 cm.

Catalogue Note

Having attended lectures at the Mechlin School of Art, Florent Willems began his artistic career in 1840 and left to settle in Paris in 1844. He was inspired by the technique of the Dutch Masters: Gerard Terborch, Gabriel Metsu and Frans van Mieris and came under the influence of Alfred Stevens. Especially Terborch's skills in painting silk dresses and other expensive fabrics became a trademark of Willems' paintings.