Edmond Louis Dupain - Portraits Of Mr And Mrs Bellemer Oil On Canvas Circa 1884

Edmond Louis Dupain - Portraits of Mr and Mrs Bellemer oil on canvas circa 1884

Edmond Louis Dupain's portraits of Théodore Bellemer and his wife are of a very high quality, acquired from Alexandre Cabanel, whose academic style can be seen in these two paintings, done in 1884.

Théodore Bellemer, a well-known Bordeaux wine merchant, acquired Château de Priban and its vineyards in 1879. A detail in the painting shows a book open to the page of Château de Priban, demonstrating his attachment to the estate and his upward social mobility.

The details of the faces, hands, book and jewellery in these two portraits are superbly realistic and beautiful.

Sizes unframed: H 38.58 In. - W 30.70 In.

In fine original condition, on their original unrestored canvas. We have decided not to start cleaning them.

Provenance:

This pair of portraits was purchased from a branch of the Bellemer family.

Château Priban is located at the entrance to the commune of Macau, to the south of the town, on the road linking Ludon to Macau. In 1879, the merchant Théodore Bellemer bought the château, renovated it and even rebuilt it.

biography:

Edmond Louis Dupain was born on January 13, 1847 in Bordeaux (Gironde), and died on August 10, 1933 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.

A painter of genre scenes, he painted pictures of musketeers and elegant ladies, often accompanied by greyhounds. He also painted mythological subjects and seascapes, as well as magnificent portraits in the tradition of Alexandre Cabanel, whose excellent draughtsman he was a pupil.

A delicate colorist, he possesses fine compositional skills.

He was a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889) and Jean-Marie Oscar Gué (1809-1877).

He started his career at the Salon in 1870 with Mort de la Nymphe Hespérie and continued to exhibit regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français.
Member of the Artistes Français since 1883. He was awarded a third-class medal in 1875, first-class in 1877, honorable mention at the 1878 Universal Exhibition, a bronze medal at the 1889 Universal Exhibition, and Chevalier de Légion d'Honneur in 1894.
His works include: Le Centenaire de l'École Polytechnique. He painted a ceiling for the Paris Observatory.

Works in public collections:

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux.
Paris Observatory.