Eugene de Blaas (1843-1932)

Eugene de Blaas (1843-1932) was an Italian academic painter. I’m not going to make any inflated claims for him; he’s certainly the type of painter that people who dislike academic painting love to hate. But he has a certain kitschy charm.



Eugene de Blaas, In the water



Eugene de Blaas, A Pensive Moment



Eugene de Blaas, On the Beach



Eugene de Blaas, Die Wassertragerin (porteuse d'eau)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (1865-1939)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (1865-1939) was a Brazilian painter, and another artist of whom I know nothing.

Oscar Pereira da Silva, Girl with a Tray


Oscar Pereira da Silva, Roman Slave


Oscar Pereira da Silva, L'enlèvement de Psyché, 1914


Oscar Pereira da Silva, The Night


Oscar Pereira da Silva, Young Woman with a Turban, 1930

Nathaniel Sichel (1843-1907

Nathaniel Sichel (1843-1907) was a German painter, and that I'm afraid exhausts my knowledge of him. Apart from the obvious fact that he was influenced by the orientalist tendency.



Nathaniel Sichel, The Flower Girl



Nathaniel Sichel, A Young Oriental Beauty



Nathaniel Sichel, An Elegant Beauty



Nathaniel Sichel, Almée

Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (1865-1953)

Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (1865-1953) was one of the most important of French Symbolist artists.



Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, unknown



Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Silence, 1895



Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Portrait of Mlle Carlier, 1910



Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Woman with a Medallion (Mystery), 1896



Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Eve, 1896



Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Death the Bride

George Frederic Watts (1817-1904)

English Symbolist artist George Frederic Watts is best known for his painting Hope but his prolific and varied output contains much else of interest.



George Frederic Watts, Fata Morgana



George Frederic Watts, Ophelia, 1864



George Frederic Watts, Ellen Terry ('Choosing')



George Frederic Watts, Jane Senior, 1857-58



George Frederic Watts, Edith Villiers, later Countess of Lytton



George Frederic Watts, Endymion, 1872



George Frederic Watts, Girl with Peacock fan



George Frederic Watts, Hope, 1886

Evelyn de Morgan (1855-1919)

Evelyn de Morgan (1855-1919)

The British artist Evelyn de Morgan (1855-1919) was one of the comparatively few important women painters of the 19th century. She lived in Italy for a while, and was much influenced by Botticelli. She shows the influence of both the Pre-Raphaelites and the Symbolists. She was the niece of the Pre-Raphaelite painter John Roddam Spencer Stanhope.



Evelyn de Morgan, Hero Awaiting the Return of Leander, 1885



Evelyn de Morgan, Luna



Evelyn de Morgan, Cadmus and Harmonia, 1877



Evelyn de Morgan, Angel of Death, 1890



Evelyn de Morgan, Helen of Troy, 1898



Evelyn de Morgan, Hope in the Prison of Despair, 1887



Evelyn de Morgan, Flora, 1894



Evelyn de Morgan, Ariadne in Naxos, 1877

Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914)

Another slightly obscure 19th century painter with links to both the Pre-Raphaeite and Symbolist schools is Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914). He was the nephew of Arthur Hughes.



Edward Robert Hughes, Heart of Snow



Edward Robert Hughes, Betruccio's Bride, 1895



Edward Robert Hughes, The Valkyrie's Vigil



Edward Robert Hughes, Twilight Fantasies, 1911

Henry Arthur Payne (1868-1940)

Henry Arthur Payne (1868-1940) was a painter and stained glass artist associated with the Birmingham Group.



Henry Arthur Payne, Choosing the Red and White Roses, 1908



Henry Arthur Payne, West Window, Hook Church: The Good Shepherd window



Henry Arthur Payne, The Enchanted Sea

Lucien Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950)

Lucien Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950) was a French painter whose work (what little I’ve seen of it) shows perhaps just a tinge of influence from the Symbolist movement.

Lucien Victor Guirand de Scévola, Head of Lady in Medieval Costume, 1900

Lucien Victor Guirand de Scévola, La Princesse, 1902

Lucien Victor Guirand de Scévola, The Kings Daughter

Paul-François Quinsac (1858-1932)

Paul-François Quinsac (1858-1932) was a French academic painter who had been a pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme.



Paul-François Quinsac, A Beauty in Violet



Paul-François Quinsac, Le Jeune Oriental



Paul-François Quinsac, Le Moulin de la Galette, 1887



Paul-François Quinsac, Pandora's Box, 1900



Paul-François Quinsac, Scène Japonisante