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A rediscovered Victorian “Fin-de-Siècle” Masterpiece will be auctioned by FauveParis

The Victorian art was originally focused on a realism-centric style which hearkened back to classic Greek and Roman spirit, through a series of influences which brought in the use of brighter colors and more emotional strokes. Then, the late Victorian paintings (1890-1901) have turned into mythology and fantasy; this was the time when adding sculptures of Gods and Goddesses became an obsession for the art lovers.

Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1898 and at Earl’s Court in 1900, this amazing canvas has been painted
by Ella M. Bedford (act.1882-1908), a British woman artist.

The “Fin-de-Siècle” painting embraces symbolism, decadence and all related phenomena which reached a peak in 1890s, also called the Mauve Decade and the Yellow Decade. According to Dimitri Joannidès, the auction house appraiser: “with this impressive work, Ella M. Bedford builds a bridge between Symbolism and Art Nouveau, as a woman artist precursor”.

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