A Young Beauty in a White Dress
| Original Artist | Julius LeBlanc Stewart |
|---|---|
| Code# | 22683 |
| Available in | Medium Quality High Quality |
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Julius LeBlanc Stewart
(1855 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1919 Paris, France)
Julius L. Stewart's education, career, and reputation were all formed in Europe. Son of the wealthy expatriate art collector William Stewart, this artist had entrée into the salons of rich people from the US living abroad and their European friends. He studied in Paris under Jean León Gérôme. Both artists specialized in large, multi-figured compositions, painted realistically. Stewart often included well-known people from Parisian society in his paintings. In this stratum of social privilege Stewart found virtually all his subjects. His popularity and success continued from 1878, when he first exhibited in the Paris Salon, to the end of the century. The Baptism, last of Stewarts elaborate group subjects, received acclaim at the Berlin International Exposition. In the late 1890s Stewart painted outdoor scenes of Venice, and later, depictions of religious subjects. By the end of the decade his career began to decline, and he received little further public or critical attention. Initially, Stewart painted single figures but soon became known for his elaborate narrative pictures.
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