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Portrait of an officer, signed Willem Geets, oil on canvas, 1867, 19th century

Portrait of an officer, signed Willem Geets, oil on canvas, 1867, 19th century

Portrait of a high-ranking officer with arms crossed over his chest and three-quarter view in detailed military garb: fringed silk epaulets, gold buttons, red cuffs. The attention to detail is very meticulous indeed, with each element treated with great realism, particularly the work on the hands, epaulets and eyes.The portrait is painted on an oval stretcher, framed on a red velvet background in a rectangular gilded wood frame.The military portrait is a particular genre that appeared in the 16th century and developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. This type of representation combines portrait and history painting.The portrait is a genre that has been around since Antiquity, and an attribute of power for great men, the aim being to show the power of the commissioner as well as his personality.The portrait painter most often creates a commissioned work, depicting the notable in all his glory.At first, portrait paintings celebrated the powerful, but as time went on, the bourgeoisie began to embrace this art form and were regularly portrayed.Willem Geets (1838-1919) was an artist born and died in Mechelen, Belgium.A student at the Académie de Malines and the Académie dAnvers, he continued his studies, notably with Nicaise De Keyser.He was appointed director of the Académie de Malines. In 1877, he won a medal in Ghent and in 1893, an honorable mention in Paris.In addition to his paintings, Geets produced tapestry cartoons for the Braquenié manufactory, including those for the Guilds tapestries in the Gothic Hall of the Brussels City Hall (these cartoons, for which members of the Braquenié family posed, are exhibited in the Great Hall of the Brussels Museum of Art and History) and those for the Senate tapestries in Brussels.Oval canvas dimension :Height 76 cmWidht 59 cmDepth 4 cm

Dina Abele - Whispers ant the night

Dina Abele - Whispers ant the night

Dina Abele - Kupu sea at the sunset

Dina Abele - Kupu sea at the sunset

Old Riga Aldaru street

Old Riga Aldaru street

Figurative composition

Figurative composition

Still life

Barge

Landscape

Evening in Old Riga

Evening in Old Riga

Winter landscape

Winter landscape

Still life Flowers in a jug. Anna Snellman. Finland, 1884-1962

Still life Flowers in a jug. Anna Snellman. Finland, 1884-1962

Anna Snelman 1884-1962 Fresh and optimistic still life Flowers in a jar. Canvas, oil. Picture size: 46x38 cm. Signed from the bottom right.

Song of the sea

Song of the sea

Still life with flowers

Still life with flowers

By the river

Scenery - ``The Lost Son&39;&39;

Scenery - ``The Lost Son&39;&39;

Landscape

Seated

A kiss

Flame Colored Copper Painting by Arthur UNGER. Signed.

Flame Colored Copper Painting by Arthur UNGER. Signed.

Artist : Arthur UNGER (1932- )Crafted through the intricate process of flame-painting on copper, this piece showcases an explosion of vibrant colors, from rich copper tones to iridescent pinks and greens. The unique patterns and textures are the result of intense heat transforming the metal, creating a one-of-a-kind work of art that cannot be replicated.This piece is sold without a frame.About the Artist:BiographyArthur Unger was born in 1932 in the city of Hespérange, Luxembourg.After graduting, he follows administration and management courses in Bruxelles, and then settle in Belgian Congo, where he had lived for 5 years, and specially with the tribes Lunda and Baluba. This long African journey is very important for the development of Arthur’s art.In 1963, back to Europe, he settles in Paris. There, he discovers the artistic life of the French Capital and makes his first drawings and gouaches.In 1968, he came back to Luxembourg, and invents a technique of drawing with Inidian Ink, and a painting technique uppon brass, using electrolytic cupper which became his favourite medium (he calls his new technique « pyrochemograms uppon cupper »).In 1970, he meets Michel Tapié ; it is a major event in the artistic life of Arthur. Tapié is very interested in Arthur’s work and writes the forewords of all the exhibitions by Arthur Unger in France and in the world. In 1980, Michel Tapié dedicated a monograph to Arthur Unger at the Galerie Sources in Paris.The personal exhibitions of the works of Arthur Unger mainly take place in France, in Luxembourg, in Germany and in Switzerland (three times at the Basel Art Fair).

Outskirts of Riga

Outskirts of Riga

Still life with lilacs

Still life with lilacs

Latgale landscape

Latgale landscape

Ruja Bridges

Old Riga

Colorful landscape

Colorful landscape

Summer landscape (Old Koknese Valley)

Summer landscape (Old Koknese Valley)

Set decorations for the show Death to the Machine

Set decorations for the show Death to the Machine

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Silver beer goblet with battle scenes. First half of the 19th century.

Silver beer goblet with battle scenes. First half of the 19th century.

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Silver candy bowl Rook. Moscow. 2nd artel.

Silver candy bowl Rook. Moscow. 2nd artel.

Sevre style earthenware decorative dish

Sevre style earthenware decorative dish

Silver sugar tongs. Warchawa

Silver sugar tongs. Warchawa

Fireplace screen in gilded bronze and brass from the 20th century. Peacock.

Fireplace screen in gilded bronze and brass from the 20th century. Peacock.

Gorgeous cobalt blue Meissen dish with gilding and delicate painting. 20th century.

Gorgeous cobalt blue Meissen dish with gilding and delicate painting. 20th century.

Decorative shell by Buccellati. Italy, 20th century.

Decorative shell by Buccellati. Italy, 20th century.

Watercolor "Riga bridge” A.Neberekutin

Watercolor "Riga bridge” A.Neberekutin

Coffee service. 1900

Coffee service. 1900

Giorgio Visconti. 18K gold pendant and earrings with emeralds and diamonds.

Giorgio Visconti. 18K gold pendant and earrings with emeralds and diamonds.

Art Nouveau frame. Early 20th century.

Art Nouveau frame. Early 20th century.

Testovine Marc Parrod, Dijon.

Testovine Marc Parrod, Dijon.

White metal ring with glass beads.

White metal ring with glass beads.

Boudoir table Art Nouveau, inlaid wood. Louis MAJORELLE (1859-1926).

Boudoir table Art Nouveau, inlaid wood. Louis MAJORELLE (1859-1926).

Bouhon. Fireplace screen in gilded bronze with metal protective mesh, Louis XV style.

Bouhon. Fireplace screen in gilded bronze with metal protective mesh, Louis XV style.

Miniature violin model in its own case.

Miniature violin model in its own case.

Carved ivory figurine of a boy with a bird 1800s.

Carved ivory figurine of a boy with a bird 1800s.