Realistic acrylic painting of an elegant woman and the French-Italian painter, best known for his female portraits; Frédéric Soulacroix (Rome, 1858 - Cesena, 1933), painted by the Dutch fine artist Paul Meijering - the original painting is 120 x 90 cm and part of a permanent collection.
Soulacroix was the son of the famous French painter and sculptor Charles Soulacroix (1825-1899). He lived in Rome until 1863, then moved with his family to Boulogne-sur-Mer, where his father painted frescoes in the local cathedral. In 1873, at the age of 15, he went to study at the "Accademia di Belle Arti" in Florence, and in October 1876 he was admitted to the "Scuola di Pittura".
Soulacroix lived and worked most of his life in a house on Piazza Donatello in Florence. In 1890, he married Julie Fernande Blanc and had four children with her. In 1923, he was appointed "Officier d'Academie" in France. He died in 1933, aged 88.
Soulacroix worked in an elegant academic style typical of the fin de siècle. He mainly painted portraits and scenes of the daily life of the beau monde, mostly in rich interiors, often with beautiful women in sumptuous draperies. As such, he was very successful and had clients from all over Europe and even the United States.
Much of Soulacroix's work is in private hands; a large collection of work is owned by the Italian Chiaramonti family.
For almost 33 years now, Paul Meijering has been active with the paint brushes. As a 17- year old inspired youngster he joined the Academy of Arts in Enschede (Holland) in order to receive a native training in drawing- and painting technique.
At that time (1980) the tendency..
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