Adolphe Jourdan (French, 1825-1889)

Les Secrets de L'Amour (Love Secrets)

Details

Adolphe Jourdan (French, 1825-1889)
Les Secrets de L'Amour (Love Secrets)
signed 'A. Jourdan' lower left
oil on canvas
42 x 31in. (106.7 x 78.7cm.)

Provenance

H.T. Cox, Brooklyn; sale, American Art Galleries, New York, January 17, 1902, lot 74
With Kurt E. Schon, Ltd., New Orleans

Literature

E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Paris, 1976, Vol. 6, p. 116

Lot Essay

A frequent exhibitor at the Salon, Jourdan is renowned for his mythological scenes and portraits. Jourdan entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1844 where he studied under Charles Jalabert. He also exhibited in New YUork in 1876.