Lot 833
  • 833

Marie-François Firmin-Girard

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Marie-François Firmin-Girard
  • Sunday Afternoon
  • signed FIRMIN-GIRARD and dated -19- (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 10 3/4 by 13 in.; 24.8 by 33 cm

Condition

This painting is in original, unlined condition and shows stable, finely patterned craquelure; Under UV, finely applied inpainting fluoresces to address craquelure, concentrated in areas of the upholstered sofa.
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Catalogue Note

Marie-François Firmin-Girard moved to Paris in the early 1850s and attended the École des Beaux Arts and later in the ateliers of Charles Gleyre and Jean-Léon Gérôme.  He made his debut at the Salon in 1859 when three works were accepted by the Jury and two years years later he won a second Prix de Rome. He received a third-class medal in the Salon of 1863 for Après le bal, which was purchased by Princess Mathilde and resulted in the painter securing valuable commissions and prestige.  

Firmin-Girard drew his inspiration from the fashionable themes so admired by the haute Bourgeoisie.  His canvases display his technical competence and facility with historical and genre subjects, as well as portraits, landscapes, and particularly flower paintings.