Lot 46: Gustave Léonhard de Jonghe (Belgian, 1829-1893) Sweet dreams 28 3/4 x 21.5in (73.2 x 54.5cm)

Gustave Léonhard de Jonghe (Belgian, 1829-1893)
Sweet dreams
signed 'Gustave DeJonghe' (lower left)
oil on panel
28 3/4 x 21.5in (73.2 x 54.5cm)
Footnotes

The influence of Alfred Stevens, a fellow Belgian painter who gained great popularity in Paris, is immediately apparent in this exquisite composition. DeJonghe moved to Paris in 1855 and, as Stevens before him, established himself as a society painter, depicting elegant ladies in their opulent sitting rooms. His mastery at rendering the silk fineries, the chinoiserie cabinets, all highlighted with colorful floral arrangements, gained him the public's adoration and great honors, such as a knighthood in Belgium's 'Order of Leopold.'

A similar example featuring the same sitters in the same dresses was successfully sold in these rooms on 6 May 2015.