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Emile Delobre Impressionism Oil Painting NUDES
Emile Delobre Impressionism Oil Painting NUDES
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Delobre, Emile Victor Auguste Delobre "Two nudes bathing," Oil on Board framed. Painting dimensions: 13 x 16 inches. Framed dimensions: c. 21 x 24 inches. Photo-certificate of authenticity by Albert and Henri Delobre. Additional Notes: While not as well known as some of his contemporaries, Emile Victor Auguste Delobre has risen in stature among the names of the French Impressionist movement over the last two decades. Delobre was born in Paris in 1873 and the facts of his life speak of a young man whose enchantment with art began at an early age. At age 14 Emile was already enrolled in the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and by 17 he was studying at the revered École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, instructed and inspired by the visionary Gustave Moreau, among others. His fellow classmates included Matisse, Marquet, Roualt, Dufy, and Manguin. While at Beaux-Arts, and later at Paris Salons where he chose to exhibit, he won numerous prizes and was met with great acclaim. And while already an "an accomplished painter," Delobre was "discovered" by Nathan Wildenstein at the Louvre, copying a picture with his accustomed skill and accuracy. Legend has it that Wildenstein was so impressed that, then and there, he asked Delobre to come work for him and Delobre worked at Wildenstein's gallery as a consultant-restorer until he retired at age 72.Delobre's talents have also been acknowledged more recently, in an oblique way. According to Christopher Wright in "The Art of the Forger" (Dodd Mead, 1985), Georges de la Tour's The Fortune Teller, a painting that was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Wildenstein Gallery in 1960 for $675,000, was actually done by Emile Delobre. Wright believes that Delobre forged the painting and has attributed to Emile Delobre a very sophisticated technique, masterly skill and exceptional talent.Delobre's works are also to be found in the Gustave Moreau museum in Paris (1898, Les Lyres Mortes) and in private collections around the world.Auction records for Delobre's works are not current as the majority of his pieces have been privately held after his entire personal collection was purchased from his estate but there are auction records from two of the major houses from the early 90's that include "Vue de Menton", May 1992, $5280, Christies;"Juliette Près de la Seine", May 1992, $4195, Christies;"Paysage Méditerranéan", Feb. 1994, $6300, Christies; "Manzanares a el Parda, Espagne", May 1993, $6900, Christies; " Nymphe à la rivière", Feb 1995, $8000, Nerissa; "Cypresses by the sea",Feb 1993, $6500; "Paysage italien", July 1995, $6500 .
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