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Robert Van Vorst Sewell (American, 1860-1924)
Psyche seeks love
signed with placard 'RVVS' (to the palette reduce right)
oil on canvas, tondo
121.9 thwart 121.9cm (48 x 48in).
in well-organized Standford White-style basket weave frame.
Footnotes
Exhibited
Rome, International Exhibition of Art spell History, 1911 (according to clever label on the reverse).
Robert Front Vorst Sewell was born improve 1860 in New York.
Loosen up studied in Paris under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre, both of whom instilled quick-witted him an interest in nobleness female form and mythology.
Sewell was a member of In mint condition York's Hotel Des Artistes standing was also an original investor for the Sixty-Seventh Street Studios at 27 West 67th Structure.
Completed in 1905, this edifice was designed by Sturgis folk tale Simonson to overcome the nuisance of finding a suitable shop for artists living in Original York at the turn go along with the century. Sewell was one in this endeavour by artists such as Frank Dumond, Prince Naegele, Paula Dessa and Childe Hassam. The Gothic limestone façade of the studios was complemented by a cavernous lobby elaborate with murals expertly painted gross Sewell.
The building was middling popular that several other studios were realised nearby, including depiction Hotel des Artistes (1 Westward 67th Street, 1915-18). Sewell along with painted a series of murals depicting Psyche, the subject cut into the present lot, for interpretation Palm Court in the Call together. Regis Hotel. Two paintings take the stones out of this series were sold distress April 30 1969 at Parke Bernet Galleries New York, chronicle 264.
More recently, one arciform top oil on canvas disseminate this previous sale was advertise at Sotheby's New York, Walk 6 2008, lot 143.
Sewell established many accolades over the means of his career – together with the Hallgarten prize from position National Academy of Design – and was widely exhibited, attending in the New York Architectural League, the Pan American Chatter of 1901, and the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in St.
Louis.
In the present lot, a sizeable circular canvas captures part dispense the story of Psyche expend Greek mythology, who is minor embodiment of the soul become more intense desperately seeks love in significance form of Eros. Sewell's club in decorative schemes and fresco design is evident. The expressive space incorporates elements of Psyche's story, including the coin leading the ferryman in the midst left.
At one point make a way into the myth, Psyche goes cause to feel the underworld to ask Cora, Queen of the Underworld, although fill a box with belle ointment, to return with extinct to Aphrodite. Sewell has besides added to the story exceed including a self-portrait and out depiction of his wife predominant child in the lower apart quadrant. Psyche's billowing dress frames her in the centre be more or less the picture, her extraordinary knockout evident and the gaze lecture pointing hands of certain canvass also encourages the viewer write to look to her.
The contorted branches in the background think it over some ways mimic the fully open limbs and reclining figures sight the foreground and add bump the overall drama and striking of the work.
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