Symbolist Full Length Portrait 156 X 102 Cm - XIX

Imposing Symbolist HST 156 x 102 with frame -

Unframed 134 x 80 cm - XIX

Very Good Condition -

Original canvas and frame from Maison Moirinat 164 faubourg Saint Honoré, Paris

Beautiful frame carved in gilded stucco -

The term symbolism comes from Greek and means "binding together" to suggest cross-references, interweavings of meaning between seemingly very distant images. Symbolism explores the world of dreams, of legends, of a lost golden age –

No visible signature but whatever, an undeniable quality in the sfumatos, the contrasts, a triumph of harmonious and shimmering colors –

Enigmatic canvas and mysterious: a naked woman half wrapped in a black cape and her long hair with a child at her feet – Dilemma: to be a woman and a mother at the same time? – Beautiful analogy to invoke the woman –