Pair of symbolist portraits by Pierre Marcel-Berroneau
Product details
Ref.381347
Dimensions
H:
47 cm (18.50")
W:
19.5 cm ( 7.68")
Description
Pair of medieval portraits by Pierre Marcel Berroneau.
Initially a student at the Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in the studio of Gustave Moreau, whose influence would remain with him throughout his career.
He exhibited at the 6th Salon de la Rose-Croix, alongside his friend Georges Rouault, and his painting is fully in line with the Symbolist movement, then in full swing.
He welcomed students to his studio, including the famous poet Khalil Gibran.
The pair of portraits presented here are typical of his work, in which vivid colors are combined with an attention to detail that is reminiscent of the art of his master, Gustave Moreau.
His attraction to medieval aesthetics should be seen in the context of the pre-Raphaelite movement, which was an important source of inspiration for Symbolist artists.
