拍品專文
This picture of 1883 is one of three painted that year featuring equestrian subjects, the others being Cavalcata al Bois de Boulogne (Private Collection, U.S.A.) and Cavalieri (location unknown). Boldini had been working with this subject since 1874 and works such as Cavalli Di Fiacre (1880) (Private Collection, Paris) and Al Galoppo place him as a prominent painter in this genre.
Boldini quicky ingratiated himself in Paris society and became one of the leading figures of the artistic community, with much of Boldini's career centered around his adopted city. He first visited Paris in 1867 on a trip to attend the Exposition Universelle. Having moved to the city in 1871, he spent fourteen years in the Place Pigalle. In 1885 he rented Sargent's house and studio at 41 Boulevard Berthier where he spent the rest of his life. Boldini had an exlusive contract with Adolphe Goupil, and became one of the most highly collected artists of the era. His first entry to the Paris Salon was in 1874 and from thereon he was a frequent contributor, even acting as chairman of the Italian section of the 1889 Exposition Universelle. He was made a member of the Société Nationale des Artistes Français in 1879 and was elected a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur ten years later. Probably his most celebrated work from the Paris period was the 1909 Salon entry Portrait of the Marchesa Luisa Casati, sold in these rooms on November 1, 1995.
Boldini quicky ingratiated himself in Paris society and became one of the leading figures of the artistic community, with much of Boldini's career centered around his adopted city. He first visited Paris in 1867 on a trip to attend the Exposition Universelle. Having moved to the city in 1871, he spent fourteen years in the Place Pigalle. In 1885 he rented Sargent's house and studio at 41 Boulevard Berthier where he spent the rest of his life. Boldini had an exlusive contract with Adolphe Goupil, and became one of the most highly collected artists of the era. His first entry to the Paris Salon was in 1874 and from thereon he was a frequent contributor, even acting as chairman of the Italian section of the 1889 Exposition Universelle. He was made a member of the Société Nationale des Artistes Français in 1879 and was elected a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur ten years later. Probably his most celebrated work from the Paris period was the 1909 Salon entry Portrait of the Marchesa Luisa Casati, sold in these rooms on November 1, 1995.