Live Auction 5404Nineteenth Century European Art
Emile Pierre Metzmacher (French, 1815-1890)
Lot 45

Emile Pierre Metzmacher (French, 1815-1890)

The spinning lesson

Closed19 March 2008

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Emile Pierre Metzmacher (French, 1815-1890)
The spinning lesson
signed and dated 'E. Metzmacher 1878' (lower right)
oil on panel
11¾ x 8 7/8 in. (32.4 x 22.7 cm.)

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Emile Pierre Metzmacher was a Parisian painter of the 19th century specialising in genre and portraiture. A graduate of Boulanger, Gleyre and Willems, he debuted at the Salon in 1863. His masterful hand is evident, his works exhibiting a fluent line and brave colour palette.