After Charles Gleyre - The Evening or The Lost Illusions - image-1

Lot 104 Dα

After Charles Gleyre - The Evening or The Lost Illusions

Auction 1037 - overview Cologne
24.09.2014, 14:30 - Paintings 15th to 19th Centuries
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
Result: 2.706 € (incl. premium)

After Charles Gleyre

The Evening or The Lost Illusions

Oil on canvas (relined). 76.5 x 116.5 cm.

This work is painted after Charles Gleyre's famous picture in the Louvre with which the artist first attained success in 1843. The work was immediately purchased by the French state, enjoyed immense popularity and was copied many times, even within the artist's lifetime.