EDMOND JEAN DE PURY (Swiss, 1845-1911). At the Well. Oil on canvas. 50-3/4 x 29-1/2 inches (128.9 x 74.9 cm). Signed low...

Description

EDMOND JEAN DE PURY (Swiss, 1845-1911)
At the Well
Oil on canvas
50-3/4 x 29-1/2 inches (128.9 x 74.9 cm)
Signed lower right: E. de Pury

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Zurich.

Trained at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts in painting and engraving, the Swiss-born Edmond Jean de Pury is best known for his Italian figurative subjects, namely the working-class local color of Rome, Capri, and Venice. At the Well, an exquisite portrait of a water carrier, epitomizes this Italian body of work, evincing his facility at rendering human personality. In addition, the white-and-grey palette, as well as the attention to textures - stone walls and earthenware pot, pleated linen chemise, and woven skirt - recall Pury's background in printmaking. In fact, his numerous etchings were reproduced in illustrated magazines of the time, further contributing to his renown.

The Kunstmusem de Bâle and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Berne are among the museums that feature Pury's paintings.



More information about EDMOND JEAN DE PURY. See also: Pury, Edmond Jean de, Edmond Jean Pury, Pury, Edmond Jean, Pury, Edmond Jean de, Baron, Edmond Jean de Pury Artist.

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