Oil on Canvas of Bathsheba by Émile Aubry (1880-1964)

Oil on Canvas of Bathsheba ( one of the wives of David ) by Émile Aubry (1880-1964) Signed: "Émile Aubry" France: circa 1928 Emile Aubry was born in Algeria but moved to Paris as a child. In 1904 he became the pupil of Gerome, later transferring to the atelier Carolus-Duran. Never forgetful of his childhood in North Africa, where he continued to travel, Aubry produced many orientalist works before turning to portraiture and the grand "Neo-Classical" style which became fashionable in the 1920s. picture of him painting in Ain Meddah Algéria size with frame H:75.2 W:71.25 in. Literature: Suzanne Casanova Aubry, Emile Aubry : regards de peintre, Edité à compte d’auteurs, Nice, 1997 see sketch p.97

width

63.3

height

67.3 in.

depth

1 in.

condition

Original stretcher and frame with silver leaf updated, no previous restoration to the canvas.

Circa 1928