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Giovanni Boldini - A friend of the marquis

A friend of the marquis (1875)

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
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Giovanni Boldini

Giovanni Boldini was an Italian genre and portrait painter who lived and worked in Paris for most of his career. According to a 1933 article in Time magazine, he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style of painting.
Boldini was born in Ferrara, the son of a painter of religious subjects, and in 1862 went to Florence for six years to study and pursue painting. He only infrequently attended classes at the Academy of Fine Arts, but in Florence, met other realist painters known as the Macchiaioli, who were Italian precursors to Impressionism. Their influence is seen in Boldini's landscapes which show his spontaneous response to nature, although it is for his portraits that he became best known.

Moving to London, Boldini attained success as a portraitist. He completed portraits of premier members of society including Lady Holland and the Duchess of Westminster. From 1872 he lived in Paris, where he became a friend of Edgar Degas. He became the most fashionable portrait painter in Paris in the late 19th century, with a dashing style of painting which shows some Macchiaioli influence and a brio reminiscent of the work of younger artists, such as John Singer Sargent and Paul Helleu. He was nominated commissioner of the Italian section of the Paris Exposition in 1889, and received the Légion d'honneur for this appointment.

In 1897 he had a solo exhibition in New York. He participated in the Venice Biennale in 1895, 1903, 1905, and 1912. He died in Paris on 11 July 1931.

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Der Pianist

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Woman Wearing a Hat

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Reclining Lady

Reclining Lady

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L’amaca

L’amaca (1873)

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Étude du buste de Francesco I d’Este, d’après le Bernin

Étude du buste de Francesco I d’Este, d’après le Bernin

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Solo con lo specchio

Solo con lo specchio

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Feast Scene

Feast Scene (circa 1889)

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Portrait of Countess Zichy

Portrait of Countess Zichy (1905)

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Due signore sedute in un interno

Due signore sedute in un interno

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Frauenhände beim Nähen

Frauenhände beim Nähen (c1906)

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Ballerine Spagnole al Moulin Rouge

Ballerine Spagnole al Moulin Rouge (circa 1905)

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Donna Franca Florio

Donna Franca Florio (circa 1924)

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Signora Al Pianoforte (Woman At a Piano)

Signora Al Pianoforte (Woman At a Piano)

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
Portrait Of Celia Tobin Clark

Portrait Of Celia Tobin Clark

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
L’isola Di San Giorgio A Venezia

L’isola Di San Giorgio A Venezia

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)
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