Since the first time I saw the painting more than a year ago…. I was captivated by it.
Yesterday, when I walked past the gallery. I made the decision to purchase it and this will adore the wall of our new house.
It’s a good investment, and I am very happy with the painting. Some facts about the painting.
A Special Moment (Le leçon de tricot)
45 x 33 inches
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1874 (l.r.)
Emile Munier (1840-1895)
Munier was the must favored and prized student of famed French artist, William Adolph Bouguereau. It was as a result of Bouguereau's training that the porcelain-like features of the skin are derived in his paintings. He traveled with Bouguereau and A. Lucas studying and painting in the various museums through Europe.
His favorite subjects, as those of his teacher, were genre scenes and portrait paintings (primarily of peasant girls). Munier exhibited frequently in the Parisian Salons between the years of 1869 and 1895. At the Paris Salon of 1882, Emile Munier received honorable mention for a portrait of a young girl.
Today, Emile Munier has become the artist to watch. Most collectors are comparing him to William A. Bouguereau. They feel that his works are very under valued. Works by Emile Munier can be found in important private and museum collections through out the United States and Europe.
His favorite subjects, as those of his teacher, were genre scenes and portrait paintings (primarily of peasant girls). Munier exhibited frequently in the Parisian Salons between the years of 1869 and 1895. At the Paris Salon of 1882, Emile Munier received honorable mention for a portrait of a young girl.
Today, Emile Munier has become the artist to watch. Most collectors are comparing him to William A. Bouguereau. They feel that his works are very under valued. Works by Emile Munier can be found in important private and museum collections through out the United States and Europe.
