Elizabeth Wharton Drexel
Portrait of Elizabeth Wharton Drexel c1905 by Italian Painter Giovanni Boldini (1842 – 1931); an Italian genre and portrait painter who was known as the Master of Swish, due to the flowing brush strokes of his painting style.
This is an elegant portrait of Elizabeth Wharton Drexel (1868 – 1944), who was an American socialite and author of two books “King Lehr” and the Gilded Age (1935) and Turn of the World (1937).
She is seen her wearing a vibrant orange silk dress with large white, gold and blue accents along the lower parts of the dress; while the top portion consist of an abstract pattern.
She is wearing arms length white evening glove and is standing by a chair while she holds her little black dog with her right hand near her waist.
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Boldini was born in Ferrara, Italio en decembro 31, 1842, al filo de pentristo pri religia temo. En 1862 en la aĝo de 20, li iris al Florenco dum ses jaroj por studi kaj okupiĝi pri pentraĵon.
Li nur malofte frekventis klasojn ĉe la Akademio de Belartoj, sed en Florenco, renkontis aliajn realismajn farbistojn konatajn kiel la Macchiaioli, kiuj estis italaj antaŭuloj de impresionismo.
Their influence is seen in Boldini’s landscapes which show his spontaneous response to nature, kvankam estas pro liaj portretoj ke li iĝis plej konata
Moving to London, Boldini attained success as a portraitist. He completed portraits of premier members of society including Lady Holland and the Duchess of Westminster.
En 1872 he moved to Paris, where he met and became friends with Edgar Degas. During the late 19th century he became the most fashionable portrait painter in Paris, with a dashing style of painting that highlights some of the Macchiaioli influence and a brio reminiscent of the work of younger artists, such as John Singer Sargent and Paul Helleu.
En 1889, he was nominated commissioner of the Italian section of the Paris Exposition, and received the Légion d’honneur for this appointment. En 1897 he had a solo exhibition in New York City; and he also participated in the Venice Biennale in 1895, 1903, 1905, kaj 1912.