The Letter
The Letter by French Painter Gabriel Ferrier (1847-1914); an Orientalist and portrait painter
A beautiful young redhead sitting at a table adorned with flowers with a plume in right hand writing a letter, as a cherub, which may be a muse whispers into her ear.
The Letter is a retouched digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image that is available as a rolled print online.
Info Below Derived From Wikipedia.org
Gabriel began his art studies at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he worked with French Academic Painters Ernest Hébert (1817 – 1908) and Isidore Pils (1815 – 1875); he also studied at the French Academy in Rome from 1873 to 1876.
His first exhibit was at the Salon in 1869; and two years later when he was in Rome, he was awarded the Prix de Rome for his depiction of a scene from the Flood.
When he returned to France, he began specializing in creating portraits of notable figures connected with The French Third Republic.
In 1883, he took an extended trip to Algeria, where he created works in the Orientalist style; with some of those works earning him a Gold Medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1889.
Gabriel was later named a Professor of Design at the Maison d’éducation de la Légion d’honneur, and then he became a lecturer at the École des Beaux-arts, succeeding French Academic Painter Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 – 1904).
He was also an instructor at the Académie Julian; and in 1906, he was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts. He was also a member of the Société des Artistes Français, and in 1911, became a Knight in the Légion d’honneur.
Among Gabriel Ferrier best known students are Paul-Émile Bécat (1885 – 1960), Roger Bissière (1886 – 1964), André Fau (1896 – 1982), Luis Ricardo Falero (1851 – 1896) and Albert Lynch (1860 – 1950); some of their works can also be found on this site.
