Diogene Ulysse Napoleon Maillart, Portrait Of A Woman

Diogene Ulysse Napoleon Maillart, Portrait Of A WomanA beautiful portrait of a woman by French painter, Diogene Ulysse Napolean Maillart (1840 1926). It has an enigmatic quality shes mysterious, eyes rich with history and the sense of a lost story. Maillart was a wonderfully gifted painter who won the prestigious Prix de Rome at just 23. He studied at the cole des Beaux arts and exhibited at the Salon in Paris every year until his death in 1926. The painting is signed in the lower right and housed

Frame a little tatty with age-related wear

Craquelure throughout but the paint layer is stable under varnish

“It was in Canada that the young painter gained early recognition and there he married a member of one of the most distinguished families

A fine late 19th-century portrait of an 18th-century artist at work by German painter

It’s unclear why this was originally painted in but likely to relate to religious iconography

Matthew Ridley Corbet (1850-1902) was born from a true love story and has an intriguing depth of history

So with this in mind

Wilhelm Stephan Dahlbom (1855-1928)

It’s an unusual piece due to the contrast between the dark architectural silhouettes and the light blue above

His work covered an array of subjects including landscapes

We’ve been unable to locate it but hopefully it’s still standing in a village somewhere

which was probably aided by his father who was also a painter