William Albert Ablett, in Her Boudoir - Antique Drawing

Name: William Albert Ablett, in Her Boudoir - Antique Drawing
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA905408
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

This evocative early 20th-century scene by French artist William Albert Ablett (1877-1937) depicts a lady sitting on a footstool while draped over a sofa. Her head is partially turned as she looks towards us.

Ablett was a master of ‘boudoir scenes’ and this is a good example of his work. Sensuous female forms, in various states of undress, twist and stretch in iconic 1920s interiors. These are private moments when the women are away from the expectations of high society. Sometimes dreaming while sprawled across a chaise longues or reading Vogue while waiting for friends.

Here, Ablett uses white accents to add interest and emphasise the light. The marks also create a sense of movement as if she’s turning.

Signed in the lower right and framed.

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Medium: Chalk

Overall size: 20” x 27” / 51cm x 68cm

Year of creation: c. 1925

Condition: Artwork presents well.

Artist’s auction highlight: £6,183 achieved for an oil painting in 2000.

Physical Dimensions

Height

68cm (26.77")

Width

51cm (20.08")

Depth

3cm (1.18")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA905408

Description

Ablett was a master of ‘boudoir scenes’ and this is a good example of his work. Sensuous female forms, in various states of undress, twist and stretch in iconic 1920s interiors. These are private moments when the women are away from the expectations of high society.

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Sometimes dreaming while sprawled across a chaise longues or reading Vogue while waiting for friends.

Brave Fine Art