ARTIST: Louis Emile Villa (French, 1836 - 1900)
TITLE: Lady Playing Lute
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Some scratches/paint losses. Some craquelure. Few scattered minor inpaintings.
ART SIZE: 11 x 8 inches / 27 x 20 cm
FRAME SIZE: 21 x 17 inches / 53 x 43 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
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BIOGRAPHY:
Emile Villa was a painter who flourished in the 19th century. He was a pupil of Charles Gleyre and Auguste Glaize. Villa was known for his paintings of beautiful women in 18th century dress, staged in opulent period interiors. He followed the nostalgic trend of the second half of the 19th century that informed the time's literature and art. Emile Villa studied from 1861 at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Charles Gleyre and Auguste Glaize. His work includes portraits of children, animals and genre scenes. During exhibitions at the Paris Salon, where he was involved in the years 1859-1882 and over again, he was primarily known for his portraits of women in decorative arrangements, which reflect the tastes of the Parisian audience.