{"id":12981,"date":"2026-04-05T13:44:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T13:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galerieballesteros.fr\/portfolio-items\/louis-charles-verwee-1832-1882-the-jewel\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T13:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T13:49:28","slug":"louis-charles-verwee-1832-1882-the-jewel","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/galerieballesteros.fr\/en\/portfolio-items\/louis-charles-verwee-1832-1882-the-jewel\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis, Charles VERW\u00c9E (1832 – 1882) The jewel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Louis, Charles Verw\u00e9e<\/h2>\n

An intimate genre scene, painted in 1875 by the renowned painter Louis Charles Verw\u00e9e. An elegant woman in her home, captured in her everyday life. A recurring theme in the Belgian artist’s work. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Oil on canvas
\nSigned and dated 1875 lower right
\nDimensions: 47 x 33 cm
\nWith frame: 70 x 56 cm<\/h6>\n
Price: 7500 euros<\/h6>\n
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Louis, Charles Verw\u00e9e, talented portraitist and painter of genre scenes.<\/h3>\n

Louis-Charles Verw\u00e9e’s works, mainly meticulously detailed portraits and genre scenes, are characterized by anecdote and attention to detail. His paintings were very popular during his lifetime, attracting the attention of major collectors, including King Leopold II of Belgium. <\/p>\n

Here, an elegantly dressed young woman, wearing a dress with fine pink and white stripes and a matching hat, opens a dresser drawer in search of the missing accessory, a piece of jewelry. She seems to have found the object of her desire; a slight smile appears on her face. <\/p>\n

The scene is dominated by warm tones. The garnet-red ribbon embellishing her outfit echoes the carpet, while the mahogany chest of drawers brings warmth and contrast to the canvas. <\/p>\n

The painter depicts his character with meticulous sensitivity.
\nThe smallest details of his bourgeois interior are reproduced with a meticulous skill worthy of the old Flemish masters.<\/p>\n

It envelops the stage in a soft light.<\/p>\n

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The works of Louis, Charles, Verw\u00e9e often depict scenes of daily life and intimate moments captured on the spot.<\/h3>\n

Louis-Charles Verw\u00e9e liked to capture his figures, mainly young women, in the midst of their daily activities. A theme that recurs repeatedly in the artist’s work.
\nHe was particularly adept at capturing the spontaneity of his characters’ intimate moments.
\nHere, the elegant woman, presumably ready to go out, searches her dresser for the jewelry that will complete her outfit before departure. <\/p>\n

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Biography<\/span><\/h4>\n

Louis-Charles Verw\u00e9e was a Belgian painter famous for his interior scenes, genre scenes and elegant portraits of society.<\/p>\n

Born into a family of artists, Louis-Charles Verw\u00e9e is the son of painter Louis-Pierre Verw\u00e9e, a celebrated landscape and animal painter of the Romantic school, and the elder brother of painter Alfred Verw\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

The young man was naturally introduced to painting by his father, who remained his apprentice for several years.<\/p>\n

Louis-Charles Verw\u00e9e showed an inclination and talent for portraits and genre scenes. He particularly appreciated the style of Belgian painters Alfred Stevens and Gustave L\u00e9onard de Jonghe, and subsequently frequented the studios of both artists.
\nHe took part in numerous salons, notably in Brussels in 1854, Antwerp in 1861, Ghent in 1871 and Amsterdam in 1877. <\/p>\n

He died in 1882 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.<\/p>\n

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Museums<\/h4>\n
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– Paris, Mus\u00e9e d’Orsay<\/p>\n

– Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source<\/h4>\n

https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis-Charles_Verw\u00e9e<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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