Fox Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1900s.
French School Belle Epoque Period Oil Painting c1900
Bonnardel specialised in painting elegantes during the Belle Epoque era.
Alexandre François Bonnardel entered the National School of Fine Arts in Lyon on February 23, 1891 in the studio of Antoine Christian Zacharie (1819-1899). He became a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Poncet and exhibited for the first time at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Lyon where he obtained a first medal in 1899. In 1904 he exhibited at the Paris Salon.
In 1900, he was appointed professor of the live model class at the National School of Fine Arts in Lyon. He resigned in 1918 following the scandal surrounding an affair with one of his students.
Condition
Excellent. Crack to corner of frame and minor nibbles
Size
32cm x 24cm (50cm x 42cm framed)
12.5 x 9.5 inches (20 x 16 inches framed)
Fox Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1900s.
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Alexandre-françois Bonnardel (1867-1942) French School Belle Epoque Period Oil Painting C1900
