Adolphe Roehn (1780, 1867) The Crown Of Flowers, Dated 1840

Adolphe Roehn gives us a feminine, delicate painting of great pictorial finesse.

Oil on canvas
Signed Roehn fils and dated 1840 lower left on the edge of the bench.
Dimensions: 40.5 x 32.5 cm with frame: 63.5 x 57 cm Price: 6,500 euros

Symbolism of the flower crown

An elegantly dressed young woman sits on a stone bench in a park. A woman behind her places in her hair a crown of fresh flowers in colors matching her pink and beige satin dress. The flower headpiece is not only an aesthetic or fragrant object that increases the grace of those who wear it around the head, it also sometimes carries hidden meaning. She can celebrate spring. This symbol of the rebirth of nature. It is also an ornament playing an important role in love games. Girls and young women have always worn the crown as a symbol of purity and fertility. The touching simplicity of the crown of flowers still seduces today with its delicacy and poetry.

A feminine painting, refined with great delicacy Grace, delicacy, subtlety, refinement;

the charm operates in this painting. A very pretty light shimmers the satin of the dress and illuminates the faces. The work demonstrates technical mastery, particularly in the rendering of the fabrics, the delicacy of the faces, the foliage of the trees. The background is also worked, the two women finding themselves in a very beautiful wooded park, decorated with sculptures, fountain, flowers...

Bibliography

Adolphe Roehn begins to paint in a self-taught manner, without a master, historical scenes, then later , he specializes in genre painting and portraits. He appeared in the Paris salons from 1799 to 1866. In 1831, he held a drawing and painting workshop for women. He won the silver medal in the competition at the Painting and Sculpture Salon of 1810 with The Day After the Battle of Eylau, a commission from the Prince of Neufchâtel; then the gold medal at the salon of 1819. He also obtained two other medals at the exhibitions of Lille in 1824 and Douai in 1826.

Museums
• PARIS, Marmottan museum

• Avignon
• Le Havre
• Versailles.