William Albert Ablett Art

This charming French Art Deco romantic portrait oil painting is by noted French Impressionist artist William Albert Ablett. The painting was painted circa 1920 and has wonderful use of colour and heavy impasto. The composition is a beautiful semi clad young woman sat at the foot of a statue of cupid with his bow. She is gazing at doves and there is an extensive garden in the background. It is a delightful French Impressionist romantic image. Signed lower right. Provenance. London collection. Condition. Oil on canvas, image size 37 inches by 28 inches and in good condition. Housed in a complementary ornate frame, framed size is 47 inches by 38 inches and in good condition. William Ablett (1877-1936) was born in Paris of English parents. He was accepted at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts and began working in oils. Under the tutelage of his professors and mentors Aublet and Gerome, he quickly became very successful and was awarded a first prize. In addition to many portrait commissions, he won several awards in various Salons and Exhibitions, and was made a member of the London Royal Academy and a Chevalier de Legion d'Honneur. He took part in the Liege Exhibition of 1909 where he received a silver medal. A genre painter as well as a portraitist of numerous English personalities, he mainly exhibited in London from 1902 to 1904 ; as well as the Salon de Paris in 1906. He regularly continued to exhibit his works at the Paris National Society of Fine Arts from 1910 to 1936. He produced many portraits including one of Madame Alexander Dumas...

This evocative early 20th-century scene by French artist William Albert Ablett (1877-1937) depicts a lady sitting on a footstool while draped over a sofa. Her head is partially turne...