Big Sky Fine Art has dated this French Academic Oil Painting to the 1860s.
French ( b.1822 - d.1893 ).
Allegory Of Summer.
Oil On Canvas.
Signed Lower Left.
Dedication Lower Left To Victorien Sardou (1831 – 1908).
Image size 18.1 inches x 14.2 inches ( 46cm x 36cm ).
Frame size 22.8 inches x 18.9 inches ( 58cm x 48cm ).
The painting is presented and supplied in a contemporary wooden frame (which is shown in these photographs) which compliments the painting.
The canvas has benefitted from cleaning, restoration and conservation, which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval.
This antique painting is in very good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The painting is signed lower left.
The painting also features a dedication lower left to Victorien Sardou (1831 – 1908), the French dramatist.
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André Charles Voillemot was a distinguished French painter and illustrator, celebrated for his contributions to 19th-century academic art. He is particularly known for his mythological compositions, allegorical subjects, genre scenes and portraits.
It is likely that this work, an Allegory of Summer dates from the 1860s when, following a serious fire, he was commissioned to decorate the Château de Fontainebleau’s theatre and produced a number of significant allegorical pieces. It is notable that the dedication is to the renowned dramatist Victorien Sardou.
In 1870 Voillemot was awarded a silver medal at the Salon and was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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“Allegory of Summer” is a captivating oil on canvas painting by renowned 19th-century French artist André Charles Voillemot. This exquisite artwork embodies the essence of summer through a romanticized female figure, a common theme in Academic and Rococo Revival painting. The piece is signed in the lower left, and carries a dedication to the nineteenth century dramatist Victorien Sardou (1831-1908).
The composition showcases a partially draped mythological or allegorical female figure, clad in diaphanous white fabric, symbolizing warmth, fertility, and abundance. She is adorned with vibrant summer flowers and surrounded by delicate, colourful butterflies, evoking a sense of movement and lightness. The soft, pastoral background with lush greenery enhances the idyllic and harmonious atmosphere, characteristic of French allegorical art from the era.
Voillemot’s skilful brushwork and luminous colour palette reflect the influence of Neoclassicism and Romanticism, producing an image that is poetic, delicate and full of light.
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Big Sky Fine Art has dated this French Academic Oil Painting to the 1860s.
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André Charles Voillemot 1822 - 1893. Framed 1860s French Academic Style Oil Painting with Romantic & Mythological Themes.
