San Felice International Antiques
Pistoia, IT
Details
- Dimensions
- 16.93ʺW × 1.57ʺD × 20.08ʺH
- Styles
- Modern
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- 1920s
- Country of Origin
- Netherlands
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Condition Notes
- Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. less
- Description
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Martin borgord (1869-1935)
active in california, new york, paris, holland
"portrait of an elegant woman", oil painting on wood signed … more Martin borgord (1869-1935)
active in california, new york, paris, holland
"portrait of an elegant woman", oil painting on wood signed lower right and dedicated to madame merlet.
attended: san francisco art association school of design, académie des beaux-arts de paris, académie julian de paris, new york school of art
"in the past i worked on light and shadow effects. Now i paint exclusively for unusual effects and color harmonies." it is with these words that martin borgord, a painter of norwegian origin but naturalized american, interviewed by a journalist from the hartford courant, explains our painting. Straddling impressionism and expressionism, the elegant lady loses the sharpness of the details, mixing with the light and to colour, with quick and dense brushstrokes.
in excellent condition. Presented in a carved and silvered wooden frame.
measures
panel 41 x 33 cm
frame 51x43 cm
biography
martin borgord was born february 8, 1869 in guasdal, norway and died march 25, 1935 in riverside, california.
by the age of 16, borgord was residing in san francisco and enrolled to study with virgil macey williams (1830-1886) at the san francisco art association school of design. Interested in both painting and sculpture, borgord went to paris. He was accepted to study at the académie julian with jean-paul laurens and at the académie des beaux-arts with the sculptor charles raoul verlet. In 1896, martin borgord returned to new york and enrolled at the new chase school of art (later renamed the new york school of art) with william merritt. In 1899, the influential art dealer william macbeth, dedicated to the cause of promoting american art, represented borgord in new york. With his friend and fellow artist william henry singer (son of steel magnate william singer), he settled, at the end of the 19th century, in laren, in the netherlands, a small town where many artists of the hague school were influenced by french art. The impressionists, who set out to fully experiment with painting, they welcomed a large number of american artists into their studio, including, among others, henry ward ranger, william henry howe, amy cross, charles gruppe, walter castle keith and giuseppe raffaele.
borgord returned to the united states to become director of the carnegie institute of art and the allegheny (pennsylvania) school of painting, but would continue to maintain a part-time studio in holland.
at the paris salon of 1905, borgord was awarded a gold medal and, years later, in 1924, with a solo exhibition of his paintings and sculptures at the galerie de marsan. He exhibited at the national academy of design in new york in 1913 and again in 1919. An international artist, he was part not only of the exclusive salmagundi club in new york, but also of the st. Lucas society of amsterdam, allied art association. . And the american art association in paris.
he was recognized in the united states and europe as one of the leading painters and sculptors of his era.
museums: luxembourg museum, carnegie institute of paris, national academy of design of pittsburgh, new york washington county museum of fine arts, hagerstown, md. Sweat memorial art museum, portland, maine this piece has an attribution mark,
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