Author: Driesten, Joseph-Emmanuel Van (1853-1923), Artist; Mme. Félicien Menu de Ménil, dedicatee
Title: Self-Portrait of Joseph-Emmanuel Van Driesten Original Pastel Drawing
Description: France: Circa early 20th Century. Original pastel drawing. 32 x 24 cm. Signed and dedicated to Mme. Félicien Menu de Ménil, the wife of the composer. Autoportrait de J.E. Van Driesten (fusain et sanguine), signé et dédicacé à Mme de Ménil . Joseph-Emmanuel Van Driesten (1853-1923) In 1886, he won a silver medal in Vienna for a series of paintings of thirty-two genealogical trees outlining the ancestry of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. In 1886, Van Driesten relocated to Paris, taking up residence at 19 Rue du Poncelet. There, he offered instructional courses for ladies in both illumination (heraldic illustration, calligraphy, and the creation of decorative monograms and initials) and miniature portraiture. (It would seem that miniature portraiture was of secondary interest to him, likely something he pursued to satisfy the growing demand for high quality color portraits in Paris in the last years of the nineteenth century.) He also published two monthly magazines of art instruction: L'Enlumineu (The Illuminator), published from 1889 to 1892, and Le Coloriste Enlumineur (The Colorist Illuminator), published from 1893 to 1898. He is said to have participated regularly exhibitions of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (National Society of Fine Arts), where he exhibited both miniature portraits and heraldic works, received a total of 18 gold and silver medals. His period of flourish as a miniature portrait painter were from 1886-1998. He was active as a heraldist and heraldic illuminator for a much longer period, from 1870 until his death in 1923. Listesd by Benezit, Blättel (pages 912, 913), and Lemoine-Bouchard (page 513). Félicien Menu de MÉNIL (1860-1930) l'auteur de l'hymne de l'esperanto (La Espero, sur des paroles de L.L. Zamenhof). Mélodie pour chant et piano sur une poésie d'Émile Blémont : « L'hiver assiège toits et balcons ».. Included is a "Certificate d'exportation pour un bien cuturel" issued by by Ministère Culture of France. Expertise by Thierry Bodin, Syndicat Français des Experts Professionnels en Å’uvres d'Art. Les Autographes 45, rue de l'Abbé Grégoire 75006 Paris. .
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Title: Self-Portrait of Joseph-Emmanuel Van Driesten Original Pastel Drawing
Description: France: Circa early 20th Century. Original pastel drawing. 32 x 24 cm. Signed and dedicated to Mme. Félicien Menu de Ménil, the wife of the composer. Autoportrait de J.E. Van Driesten (fusain et sanguine), signé et dédicacé à Mme de Ménil . Joseph-Emmanuel Van Driesten (1853-1923) In 1886, he won a silver medal in Vienna for a series of paintings of thirty-two genealogical trees outlining the ancestry of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. In 1886, Van Driesten relocated to Paris, taking up residence at 19 Rue du Poncelet. There, he offered instructional courses for ladies in both illumination (heraldic illustration, calligraphy, and the creation of decorative monograms and initials) and miniature portraiture. (It would seem that miniature portraiture was of secondary interest to him, likely something he pursued to satisfy the growing demand for high quality color portraits in Paris in the last years of the nineteenth century.) He also published two monthly magazines of art instruction: L'Enlumineu (The Illuminator), published from 1889 to 1892, and Le Coloriste Enlumineur (The Colorist Illuminator), published from 1893 to 1898. He is said to have participated regularly exhibitions of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (National Society of Fine Arts), where he exhibited both miniature portraits and heraldic works, received a total of 18 gold and silver medals. His period of flourish as a miniature portrait painter were from 1886-1998. He was active as a heraldist and heraldic illuminator for a much longer period, from 1870 until his death in 1923. Listesd by Benezit, Blättel (pages 912, 913), and Lemoine-Bouchard (page 513). Félicien Menu de MÉNIL (1860-1930) l'auteur de l'hymne de l'esperanto (La Espero, sur des paroles de L.L. Zamenhof). Mélodie pour chant et piano sur une poésie d'Émile Blémont : « L'hiver assiège toits et balcons ».. Included is a "Certificate d'exportation pour un bien cuturel" issued by by Ministère Culture of France. Expertise by Thierry Bodin, Syndicat Français des Experts Professionnels en Å’uvres d'Art. Les Autographes 45, rue de l'Abbé Grégoire 75006 Paris. .
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- Book number: 51-3908
- Book number: 51-3908
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