After The Ball
After The Ball by Conrad Kiesel (1846 – 1921); who started out as a sculptor then changed to being a painter specializing in painting detailed idealized female portraits.
An elegant and beautiful portrait of two young women that are relaxing on a red couch after attending a mask ball.
One is a redhead wearing a white satin evening dress and a white fur shawl, holding a black face mask and brown gloves in her left hand; and the other is a brunette holding a large gold and black lace hand fan in her right hand and wearing a satin white and pink evening dress with an embroidered floral pattern.
They both are also wearing god bracelets and have bouquets of flowers on either side of them, that complement the colors of their dresses; while in the background behind the couch is a room divider with a floral and landscape design that connects with a large cherry red drape.
Es tracta d'una reproducció retocada d'art digital antic d'una imatge de domini públic que està disponible com a Impressió de tela enrotllada en línia.
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Kiesel was the son of the versatile artist and director Karl Kiesel (1812 – 1903) of the Royal High School of Alleestrasse in Düsseldorf.
He began his education studying architecture at the Royal Academy of Architecture and then trained as a sculptor under the mentorship of German Sculptor Fritz Schaper (1841 – 1919).
From there Kiesel then pursued painting in Berlin under German Painter Fritz Paulsen (1838 – 1898), and later studied at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art under the direction of German Genre Painter and art professor Johann August Wilhelm Sohn (1829 – 1899).
En 1885 Kiesel moved to an settled in Berlin as a freelance painter and from 1870 forward era un expositor habitual a les exposicions de l'Acadèmia de Berlín; després va ser acceptat com a membre de l'acadèmia i en el seu 40è aniversari va ser nomenat per al càrrec de “o. Prof” o professor titular.
Al llarg de la seva carrera, Kiesel es va especialitzar a fer retrats de noies que anaven vestits elegantment, sovint representats en interiors rics i luxosos, presten especial atenció a la reproducció perfecta dels materials de l'escena, mostrant una gran habilitat en la presentació.
Kiesel va ser sens dubte el millor retratista del seu temps, i les seves obres han guanyat diverses medalles d'or en exposicions a l'Acadèmia de Berlín.
També va estar representat a les exposicions de l'Acadèmia de Düsseldorf, Palau de vidre de Munic, l'Exposició Universal de París 1900, les exposicions anuals a Viena a 1872, 1891 i 1892, the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1909 and the World Exhibition in 1911 in Rome.