Forthcoming

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Male Nude – life study, circa 1885

SKU: 190

Signed on reverse, canvas stamped Paul Foinet

Oil on canvas, 

24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)

Presentation:
framed

Size:
Height – 61cm x Width – 50.8cm

DESCRIPTION

Provenance:
The Artist’s own collection

In a carved English 18th century plain wood frame.

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THE ARTIST

Albert de Belleroche
Albert de
Belleroche
1864 - 1944

Although born in Wales, he was the son of the Marquis de Belleroche, of one of the most ancient French noble families who, being Huguenots, had fled to England in 1685. In 1871, following the death of his father, he moved back to Paris with his family. After he had finished school there, he studied at the studio of Carolus Duran, and spent long hours copying at the Paris museums. He soon became familiar with the leading painters and intellectuals of the day, and became a founder member of the Salon d’Automne, exhibiting alongside the Impressionists and associating with Emile Zola, Oscar Wilde, Albert Moore, Renoir, Degas, Helleu and Toulouse-Lautrec. Toulouse-Lautrec and Belleroche were exact contemporaries, who first met at the age of eighteen. Belleroche painted Toulouse-Lautrec’s portrait and shared with him a passion for the model Lili, who epitomised the Belle Epoch aesthetic of Toulouse-Lautrec’s most celebrated posters. Lili became Belleroche’s favourite model and mistress. In 1882 Belleroche also met the already acclaimed American painter John Singer Sargent, who recognised Belleroche’s talent and empathised with his free drawing style and sensitivity to light. They became life-long friends. Sargent’s handling of pastel was a great inspiration to Belleroche, while Belleroche’s sensitivity to tone and creation of form through the modeling of light exerted a strong influence on Sargent. In 1900, Belleroche became fascinated by the medium of lithography and by 1905 he was a leading figure in the field of lithographic portraiture. A.M. Hind, a former keeper of prints at the British Museum, described his works in lithography as “amongst the greatest achievements of the craft since its discovery.”

He held commercial exhibitions at the Goupil Gallery (1903), Graves, London (1906), Colnaghi’s (1941) and Walker Gallery, London (1942). As however he had no need to live from his art, he rarely took on commissioned portraits, instead choosing models and sitters who interested him. This in part – though not entirely – explains why he is so little known. A room in the MusŽ e D’Orange is dedicated to Belleroche. He was the subject of numerous publications during his lifetime, and in 2001 the San Diego Museum of Art organised an exhibition and produced a catalogue entitled The Rival of Painting: the Lithographs of Albert Belleroche.

MORE PICTURES BY ARTIST

SKU: 11999

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

The old Elm tree

£2,350.00

SKU: 11998

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Woman resting against a tree

£2,450.00

SKU: 11997

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Interior looking out to the garden

£2,600.00

SKU: 12000

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Henri Rochefort working at his Desk

£650.00

SKU: 2665

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Two women sitted by a harp – circa 1900

£13,750.00

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Women in Sedan Chair

£2,850.00

SKU: 11947

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Portrait of Seated Woman

£950.00

SKU: 11949

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drawing room

£500.00

SKU: 11952

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Portrait of a woman – head and shoulders

£1,880.00

SKU: 11953

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Drawing of reclining nude with long hair

£1,625.00

SKU: 11956

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Portrait of semi naked woman with arm outstretched

£1,400.00

SKU: 11959

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Reclining nude study

£875.00

SKU: 11961

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Study of a nudes climbing onto a table

£1,195.00

SKU: 11958

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Sketch of a woman’s head with eyes closed.jpeg

£650.00

SKU: 11962

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Seated nude with hands raised

£1,050.00

SKU: 11963

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Study of a seated lady leaning forwards, c.1890

£1,800.00

SKU: 11965

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Nude study of woman with arm raised leaning against a wall

£1,200.00

SKU: 11966

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Woman resting covered with drape

£895.00

SKU: 11967

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Portrait of nude standing with arm outstretched

£885.00

SKU: 11968

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Study of nude sleeping in an armchair

£960.00

SKU: 11969

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Woman in a robe seated on a stool

£1,950.00

SKU: 11971

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Lithograph of lithographs, c.1909

£4,000.00

SKU: 11955

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Drawing of a dog sleeping

£750.00

SKU: 11848

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Landscape

£850.00

SKU: 11332

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Dr Ritzy

£1,975.00

SKU: 11716

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Horses

£4,500.00

SKU: 11429

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Standing nude

£850.00

SKU: 11428

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Reclining nude, knee raised

£850.00

SKU: 11426

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Nude seated side-ways on a chair, three quarters rear view

£850.00

SKU: 11326

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Foret de Villiers Cotteret ?

£3,150.00

SKU: 11331

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Horse in a Stable

£8,500.00

SKU: 11321

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Littlehampton Windmill

£4,150.00

SKU: 11323

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Post office at St Hubert

£3,150.00

SKU: 11324

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Chateau

£4,950.00

SKU: 11325

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

St Hubert ?

£3,250.00

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SKU: 11294

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Haarlem
SKU: 11287

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Interior with a Napoléon III armchair

£5,500.00

SKU: 9405

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Model in stockings seated on an armchair, profile view

£425.00

SKU: 9188

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Standing female nude, leaning forward, three quarter rear view

£500.00

SKU: 9182

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Rear view of a model leaning forward with her arms resting on a ledge

£500.00

SKU: 9183

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Model posed kneeling with her left leg slightly raised

£400.00

SKU: 9177

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Rear view of a model reclining

£500.00

SKU: 9178

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Portrait study of a woman seated atop a bench

£575.00

SKU: 9170

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Study of roses, viewed from behind

£650.00

SKU: 9167

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Study of arms and hands

£200.00

Reserved
SKU: 8738

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Lavinia in a large hat, circa 1915
SKU: 8736

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Half length portrait of young woman wearing a broad fitting torque with large bow, circa 1900

£675.00

SKU: 7376

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Bust length profile portrait of a man with a moustache, circa 1890

£375.00

SKU: 4757

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Still life with biscuit tin, circa 1890

£410.00

SKU: 4228

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

L’Atelier, Hampstead, circa 1912

£4,500.00

SKU: 4222

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Still life of kitchen utensils, circa 1890

£460.00

SKU: 4211

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Trial proof – Chauffeuse

£975.00

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SKU: 4174

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Portrait of an Artist in a wide brimmed hat, early 1900’s
SKU: 4144

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Interior

£1,500.00

SKU: 371

Albert de Belleroche (1864 - 1944)

Seated Woman with harp behind, circa 1890

£4,750.00