Additional information
| Country | French |
|---|---|
| Region | European |
| Artist | Henner |
ArtistHenner, Jean Jacques
Artist Years1829-1905
Artist NationalityFrench
TitleSweet Dreams
Yearca. 1880
MediumPainting > Oil
DimensionsCanvas: 33.5 X 57.5 inches
Description
Oil on canvas, signed at lower left.
ProvenanceN/A
Accession NumberRC1434
NotesJean-Jacques Henner was a French painter, noted for his use of sfumato and chiaroscuro in painting nudes, religious subjects and portraits. Henner was born at Bernwiller (Alsace). He began his studies in art as a pupil of Michel Martin Drolling and François-Édouard Picot. In 1848, he entered the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, and took the Prix de Rome with a painting of Adam and Eve finding the Body of Abel in 1858. In Rome, he was guided by Flandrin, and painted four pictures for the gallery at Colmar among other works.
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