Oil On Canvas Signed Paul Gorge.

A beautiful portrait of a woman painted in the Japonisme movement at the end of the 19th century. Signed Paul Gorge. Antwerp around 1890. The Japonisme movement influenced many European artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This movement was characterized by the incorporation of Japanese aesthetics into Western art.

Paul Eugène Gorge (Antwerp, March 23, 1856 - Berchem, November 14, 1941) was a Belgian painter. He was a student at the Antwerp Academy. He mainly painted genre scenes, landscapes and interiors. Gorge became a member of the artists' association Als ik Kan very soon after its foundation in 1883. He was treasurer of the association from 1887 to 1889 and secretary from 1891.

Lovis Corinth stayed with him in 1884 when he came to study at the Antwerp Academy. But after a few months he left teaching again, at odds with himself. They nevertheless became firm friends and Corinth made several portraits of him.

Dimensions:
H114 x 86cm
H44.88 x 33.86inch.