Items Similar to Self Portrait in Studio - British art 19th Century interior oil painting
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11
Alfred StevensSelf Portrait in Studio - British art 19th Century interior oil painting circa 1870
circa 1870
About the Item
A fine interior oil painting which dates to circa 1870 by listed artist Alfred Stevens. It is a superb British Impressionist painting which depicts the artist in his studio in front of a painting he is working on. Another figure is descending the stairs, presumably his wife. A wonderful busy interior oil painting of the artist's studio.
Signed lower left.
Provenance. Sotheby.
Christie’s.
Condition. Oil on canvas, unframed size is 32 inches by 26 inches, in excellent condition.
Housed in a fine gilt gallery frame. Framed size is 39 by 33 inches. In excellent condition.
Alfred George Stevens (1817-1875) was born in Blandford Forum, a small market town in Dorset, into "humble circumstances," as one art critic puts it. His father was a painter of signs and/or heraldic devices, and house decorator, and the boy left the village school when he was ten to help him in the workshop. His talent brought him to the notice of the local rector, the Hon. Rev. Samuel Best, who sent him to study in Italy in 1833. Although Stevens was only sixteen when he left, he travelled widely there and developed a passion for Italian art. He studied mainly in Florence and Rome, and at the beginning of the 1840s was employed in Rome as an assistant to the highly regarded Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen. After returning home in 1842, Stevens was given a tutorship at the New School of Design at Somerset House, which he held from 1845-47. From 1849-95, he worked for C. R. Cockerell on St. George's Hall, Liverpool, 1849-54. He also made designs for H. E. Hoole & Co., Sheffield, from 1850-57. This was a company specialising in bronze and metalwork, and during that time he also designed twenty-five lions for the British Museum's boundary railings (later dismantled). Then came his one major public commission: in 1856 he began work on the Wellington Memorial for St. Paul's Cathedral (twelve of the British Museum lions found their way to the railings around it). He would not live to complete his masterpiece. From 1860 he also worked on the decoration of Dorchester House, Park Lane for Sir George Holford (see British Sculpture 1850-1914). He died in 1875.
- Creator:Alfred Stevens (1817 - 1875)
- Creation Year:circa 1870
- Dimensions:Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)Width: 33 in (83.82 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU853113404272
About the Seller
5.0
Platinum Seller
These expertly vetted sellers are 1stDibs' most experienced sellers and are rated highest by our customers.
1stDibs seller since 2018
402 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: London, United Kingdom
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Lady Reclining Portrait - British 50's Impressionist oil painting female artistBy Caroline HutchinsonLocated in London, GBThis large oil on canvas portrait was painted by Caroline Hutchinson circa 1955. It depicts a lady reclining on a sofa and is painted in an Impressionist palette and manner. A beauti...Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
MaterialsOil
- Daughter Reading to Mother - British 1900 Impressionist portrait oil paintingBy Philip Wilson SteerLocated in London, GBThis most charming oil painting is attributed to the circle of noted British Impressionist artist Philip Wilson Steer. Painted circa 1900 this lovely Edwardian Impressionist paintin...Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
MaterialsOil
- The Lesson - Portrait Interior - British Victorian art oil painting readingLocated in London, GBThis lovely British Victorian oil painting is by noted artist John Eaton Walker. Painted circa 1855 it is portrait in an interior of a beautiful young woman in a yellow satin dress. ...Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
MaterialsOil
- The Soldier's Farewell - Scottish Victorian art Interior portrait oil paintingBy Robert Gemmell HutchisonLocated in London, GBThis lovely Scottish interior genre oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Robert Gemmell Hutchison. Painted circa 1890 Hutchison painted several versions of this scene of a young ...Category
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
MaterialsOil
- La Marquesa De Escombreras - French 19thC art female portrait oil paintingBy Jules Elie DelaunayLocated in London, GBThis superb French Victorian portrait oil painting is by noted French society painter Jules-Elie Delaunay. Painted in 1883 it is a three-quarter length profile portrait of the Marquesa de Escombreras. Her full name was Trinidad Maria Piedad Fulgenico de Aguirre. She was born in 1824 in Cartagena, Spain, the seventh and last child of Jose de Aguirre, a retired naval officer. On October 22nd 1843 she married Frenchman Hilarion Roux (1819-1898) who was a banker from Marseille who settled in Cartegena in January 1843. After her marriage she was known as Trinidad Roux. Hilarion Roux had arrived in Cartagena first to trade silver. He quickly became one of the main lead industrialists in Catagena then in the Mediterranean area. The couple later lived in France again, in Marseille and later in Paris, where Trinidad died in 1905 aged 81. Interestingly there is no similar portrait of her husband. In this superb painting, the Marquesa, aged about 60 in reality, is wearing a black off the shoulder dress...Category
19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
MaterialsOil
- Grandma and Grand Daughter in an Interior - British 40's Portrait oil paintingBy Anthony DevasLocated in London, GBThis lovely British interior portrait oil painting is by noted British artist Anthony Devas. Painted circa 1940 the painting is of a seated grandmother and grand daughter in a lovely...Category
1940s Realist Portrait Paintings
MaterialsOil
You May Also Like
- "Dreams in Gold, " Oil PaintingBy Suchitra BhosleLocated in Denver, COSuchitra Bhosle's "Dreams in Gold" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude, dark haired woman, in golden jewelry, relaxing on a bed with a book nearby. About the ...Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
MaterialsBoard, Oil
- "Morning Light " Oil PaintingBy Suchitra BhosleLocated in Denver, COSuchitra Bhosle's "Morning Light" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a four poster bed with white sheets and curtains next to a window with sun streaming in. About the Artist: Suchitra Bhosle is an India-born artist based in California. Suchitra paints in a representational realistic style drawing inspiration from 20th century naturalist painters. She embraces impressionism to depict everyday representational scenes. Suchitra excels at capturing and expressing the mood of her subjects, often in contemplative classical settings. This lends a timeless yet intimate quality to her paintings. Though primarily a portrait and figurative painter, she has recently been painting urban and architectural subjects. Suchitra is represented in leading fine art galleries across USA including Santa Fe, Washington D.C., Carmel and Houston. Her paintings have won awards at international juried shows hosted by The Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society.Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
MaterialsBoard, Oil
- "Girl with Tambourine, " Oil PaintingBy Suchitra BhosleLocated in Denver, COSuchitra Bhosle's "Girl with Tambourine" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman, in all white, holding a tambourine close to h...Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
MaterialsBoard, Oil
- "Somewhere in Denver, " Oil PaintingBy Suchitra BhosleLocated in Denver, COSuchitra Bhosle's "Somewhere in Denver" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman, brushing her hair, wearing a translucent white shift around her as she...Category
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
MaterialsBoard, Oil
- Mysterious Identity Abstract Portrait, Muted Colours, Original Oil PaintingBy Beryl DartonLocated in Cirencester, GloucestershireMysterious Identity, Abstract Portrait, MutedColours, Original Oil Painting By British artist, Beryl Darton, Mid 20th Century Oil painting on board, unfra...Category
1970s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
MaterialsOil
- Girl with the Gun 1990's Stylised Portrait Signed Oil PaintingLocated in Cirencester, GloucestershireGirl with the Gun, Stylised Portrait, Signed Oil Painting by Larissa Ickx, Belgian 20th century Signed on the lower right hand corner Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 47...Category
1990s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
MaterialsOil
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Small 19th Century Paintings
Antique Home Interior Design
Danish Fine Art
Self Portrait Italian
19th Century Italian Portraits
19th Century Portrait Small
Lion Portrait
19th Century Rome Painting
Antique Bronze Portrait
Cathedral Interior
Portrait Of Danish
British Lion
St George 19th
St Pauls Cathedral
Steven Hall
Twelve Twenty
Antique Stairs
Danish Painting 19th Century