An impressionist portrait of a little girl with a bouquet dated 1884.
The simplicity and reality that emanate from the painting give a timelessness to this work.
 
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1884 lower right
Dimensions: 145 x 105 cm
With frame: 172 x 134 cm

 
The portrait is a space for representation, for staging the character.
 
 This large full-length portrait shows a smiling little girl with a rosy complexion and lively eyes. She seems to be playing the role of model.
The heavy red curtain serving as a backdrop to the canvas and the floor with colored stripes remind us of a performance scene.
 
 A clever use of colours in Duyver's work.
 
 The velvety navy blue of her dress with its white lace collar and cuffs, the delicate little gold ear pendants, the patent leather shoes and the small bouquet of roses bring delicacy to the work.
The model's luminous face and the white embroidery of her dress stand out and stand out against the purple red of the curtain. Her rosy complexion is enhanced by the bright white of the lace.
 
 Biography
 Albéric-Victor Duyver, a Belgian Impressionist painter, studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. Influenced by the French artists of the Barbizon School, he became famous for his paintings of landscapes and scenes of rural life as well as his portraits. 
 Albéric-Victor Duyver exhibited his works in numerous national and international exhibitions, including the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900. A member of the Salon des artistes français, he received an honorable mention there in 1894.
 The quality and beauty of his works have been rewarded
In 1903 he received the City of Ghent Prize for his landscape paintings. In 1921 he was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold, one of Belgium's highest civil honours.
 
 Bibliography
• L'Art, illustrated monthly magazine, volume 2, 1894, p. 141
• Bénézit, 1924, 1955, 1960, 1976
• Gaston-Louis Marchal, Patrick Wintrebert, Arras and art in XIXth century: dictionary of painters, 1987, p. 12
• René Édouard-Joseph, Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Artists, volume 1, AE, Art & Édition, 1930, p. 451
• Hilde Houwen, Ronny Ostyn, Albéric-Victor Duyver Retrospective, 1988
 
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