Our Lady of the Cow Parsley
Our Lady of the Cow Parsley by French Painter Elisabeth Sonrel (1874 – 1953); and illustrator of the Art Nouveau style; who’s works included allegorical subjects, mysticism and symbolism, portraits and landscapes.
A beautiful vintage art nouveau portrait of a young lady in a red period dress with yellow flowers that have red centers and green leaves on her head standing behind a large Cow Parsley plant.
Our Lady of the Cow Parsley is a retouched digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image that is available as a wall decor canvas print online.
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Elisabeth Sonrel (1874 Bisitak - 1953 Zigiluak) Art Nouveau estiloko margolari eta ilustratzaile frantsesa izan zen. Bere lanek gai alegorikoak biltzen zituzten, mysticism and symbolism, portraits and landscapes.
Nicolas Stéphane Sonrelen alaba zen, Tourseko margolaria, eta bere hasierako prestakuntza harengandik jaso zuen. Ikasketak gehiago egitera Parisera joan zen Jules Lefebvreren ikasle gisa, Ecole des Beaux-Arts-en..
In 1892 bere diploma-lana margotu zuen, "Bakea eta lana", Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours-en ikusteko lana. Hortik aurrera Salon des Artistes Françaisen erakusketa egin zuen 1893 eta 1941, bere sinadura piezak akuarela handiak izanik, era prerafaelitarrean, Florentziara eta Erromara bidaia baten ondoren hartu zuena, Errenazimentuko margolariak ezagutuz – bere lanetako batzuk Botticelliren kutsu argiak dituzte. Her paintings were often inspired by Arthurian romance, Dante Alighieri’s ‘Divine Comedy’ and ‘La Vita Nuova’, biblical themes, and medieval legends. Her mystical works include ‘Ames errantes’ (Salon of 1894) and ‘Les Esprits de l’abime’ (Salon of 1899) and ‘Jeune femme a la tapisserie’.
At the Exposition Universelle of 1900, the primary theme of which was Art Nouveau, bera 1895 painting ‘Le Sommeil de la Vierge’ (Sleep of the Virgin), was awarded a bronze medal, and the Henri Lehmann prize of 3000 francs by L’académie des Beaux-Arts.[3] Bertatik 1900 onwards she confined her painting to portraits, scenic Brittany landscapes, and the occasional flower study.
She made regular painting trips to Brittany, inspired by the forest of Brocéliande, eta handik 1910 to various places on the coast such as Concarneau, Plougastel, Pont-l’Abbé and Loctudy, often staying at inns and accompanied by one or two students. She painted several works in Le Faouët before constructing a villa in La Baule in the 1930s. Working mainly in watercolour and gouache, she discovered a ready supply of models among young girls in the area, and found Bretons generally to be friendly, honest and self-confident.
Her final exhibit at the Salon was in 1941 urterekin 67. There is also a record of her having exhibited at Liverpool. In her early years Sonrel produced posters, postcards and illustrations, in Art Nouveau style.