{"title":"7.26 Shop Painting Gallery","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-sistine-madonna-porcelain-plaque-by-kpm","title":"The Sistine Madonna Porcelain Plaque by KPM","description":"This porcelain plaque from the famed Berlin KPM factory is finely hand-painted after one of the most famed Renaissance masterpieces, \u003cem\u003eThe Sistine Madonna\u003c\/em\u003e by Raphael. Depicting a serene Virgin Mary cradling the baby Jesus mounted within a gilt frame, the work is flawless in its execution, providing a splendid example of the creativity and technical genius of KPM's porcelain artists.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paintings on porcelain by KPM (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin’s royal porcelain manufactory, are widely considered to have been superior to all others. First crafted in Europe during the middle of the 19th century, porcelain plaques are very difficult to produce, as ceramic paints do not attain their final color until after firing. These incredible pieces reached their heyday between 1870 and 1890, and were often based upon well-known paintings of the day. Mounted within a beautiful gilt frame, this stunning plaque is in excellent condition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Late 19th century \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Plaque: 17” high x 13 1\/2” wide\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 28 1\/4\" high x 24 1\/2\" wide","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41238609887367,"sku":"31-3637","price":19850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/2471\/0466\/files\/31-3637_1_45fe1dff-7c21-4547-b0f0-fe2f3a0ef277.png?v=1717922912"},{"product_id":"lilac-by-marie-egner","title":"Lilac by Marie Egner","description":"Marie Egner\u003cbr\u003e 1850-1940 | Austrian \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eLilac\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed \"M. Egner\" (lower left)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on board on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bathed in warm, dappled light, this exquisite floral still life by Marie Egner captures the fleeting splendor of lilacs at the height of bloom. Lush clusters of violet, lavender and rose-colored blossoms spill across a sunlit tabletop, their delicate petals rendered with Egner’s characteristically lively, impressionistic brushwork. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Egner’s floral still lifes are among the most desirable in her oeuvre, and \u003cem\u003eLilac\u003c\/em\u003e embodies the artist's mastery. Her palette is especially refined, pairing the cool purples of the flowers with golden browns, mossy greens and soft whites to create a richly harmonious scene. The result is both decorative and painterly, a work that celebrates color, texture and light with exceptional sensitivity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a woman artist working in late 19th- and early 20th-century Austria, Egner occupies an important place in the history of European art. She was associated with the circle of Emil Jakob Schindler, one of the leading figures of Austrian atmospheric landscape painting, and she is often discussed alongside important Austrian women artists such as Tina Blau and Olga Wisinger-Florian. Her lyrical landscapes and flower paintings are recognized as significant examples of Austrian Mood Impressionism, and her work is represented in major Austrian collections, including the Belvedere in Vienna, the Neue Galerie Graz and the Museum Niederösterreich. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in Bad Radkersburg, Austria, in 1850, Egner received her early training in Graz before studying in Düsseldorf with Carl Jungheim. After settling in Vienna, she continued her artistic development under Emil Jakob Schindler and became an active exhibitor in Austria and abroad. She also founded a private painting school for women, underscoring her role not only as an accomplished painter but also as an advocate for women’s artistic education. Egner is today regarded as one of Austria’s most important women artists of the turn of the 20th century, admired for works that unite technical skill, atmospheric sensitivity and a deeply poetic response to nature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 17 1\/2” high x 24 1\/2” wide (44.5 x 62.2 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 23” high x 30” wide x 1 1\/2” deep (58.4 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, Austria, for three generations\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature:\u003cbr\u003e Martin Suppan, Rupert Feuchtmüller, \u003cem\u003eMarie Egner. Eine österreichische Stimmungsimpressionistin\u003c\/em\u003e, Vol. II, Vienna 1993, p. 278  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Exhibited:\u003cbr\u003e Künstlerhaus Vienna, January 1925, no. 1064","brand":"M.S. 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Painted in 1907, the canvas captures the bustling energy of Rotterdam’s harbor through a dazzling harmony of turquoise, violet, blue and sea-green, transforming an industrial port into a scene of extraordinary atmospheric beauty. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Luce was uniquely suited to this subject. Throughout his career, he found poetry in the modern working world, depicting laborers, construction sites, factories, bridges, ports and city streets with uncommon dignity and brilliance. Rotterdam offered him the perfect union of the themes that defined his art. In this painting, smoke rises from the dark hull of a steamship in soft plumes of lavender and gray, while the harbor glimmers beneath a pale, expansive sky. Rather than presenting industry as harsh or mechanical, Luce renders it radiant and alive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Rotterdam subject also holds special significance within the history of Neo-Impressionism. In the spring of 1907, Paul Signac exhibited his monumental \u003cem\u003eLe Port de Rotterdam\u003c\/em\u003e, now in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, at the Salon des Indépendants, inspiring renewed interest among avant-garde painters in the Dutch harbor. Later that year, Luce traveled to the Netherlands with Kees van Dongen, the Rotterdam-born Fauve artist, and produced a group of works inspired by the port and its surroundings. \u003cem\u003eRotterdam, Scène de Port\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to this important artistic moment, when the harbor became a modern subject worthy of the most advanced color theories of the age. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in Paris in 1858, Luce first trained as a wood engraver before studying painting and joining the Neo-Impressionist circle in the 1880s. He exhibited with the Société des Artistes Indépendants and became closely associated with Seurat, Signac and Pissarro. Though he later adopted a broader and freer handling of paint, he remained committed throughout his career to brilliant color, modern subjects and the lives of working people. His works are held in major museum collections, including the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dated 1907 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 20 3\/4\" high x 24 3\/4\" wide (52.7 x 62.9 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Framed: 28 1\/2\" high x 32 1\/2\" wide x 3\" deep (72.4 x 82.6 x 7.6 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Sale: Palais Galliera, Paris, 16th June 1961, lot 179\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection, Switzerland\u003cbr\u003e Sale of the above, Sotheby's, London, 29th March 1984, lot 535\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection, Kentucky, purchased at the above sale\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection, USA\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection, Europe\u003cbr\u003e Stern Pissarro Gallery, London\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, London\u003cbr\u003e M.S. 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