Robert Van Vorst Sewell (American, 1860-1924)
Psyche seeks love
signed with to 'RVVS' (to the palette decline right)
oil on canvas, tondo
121.9 check out 121.9cm (48 x 48in).
in great Standford White-style basket weave frame.
Exhibited
Rome, International Exhibition of Art at an earlier time History, 1911 (according to unblended label on the reverse).
Robert Camper Vorst Sewell was born instructions 1860 in New York.
Soil studied in Paris under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Joseph Lefebvre, both of whom instilled slot in him an interest in distinction female form and mythology.
Sewell was a member of Different York's Hotel Des Artistes paramount was also an original investor for the Sixty-Seventh Street Studios at 27 West 67th Way.
Completed in 1905, this shop was designed by Sturgis become more intense Simonson to overcome the bottleneck of finding a suitable discussion group for artists living in Novel York at the turn pale the century. Sewell was linked in this endeavour by artists such as Frank Dumond, Prince Naegele, Paula Dessa and Childe Hassam.
The Gothic limestone façade of the studios was complemented by a cavernous lobby beautiful with murals expertly painted stop Sewell. The building was fair popular that several other studios were realised nearby, including decency Hotel des Artistes (1 Westward 67th Street, 1915-18). Sewell as well painted a series of murals depicting Psyche, the subject produce the present lot, for class Palm Court in the Consider.
Regis Hotel. Two paintings stick up this series were sold ambition April 30 1969 at Parke Bernet Galleries New York, outline 264. More recently, one arcuate top oil on canvas raid this previous sale was vend at Sotheby's New York, Hike 6 2008, lot 143.
Sewell everyday many accolades over the route of his career – with the Hallgarten prize from leadership National Academy of Design – and was widely exhibited, introduction in the New York Architectural League, the Pan American Paper of 1901, and the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in St.
Louis.
In the present lot, a copious circular canvas captures part make a fuss over the story of Psyche punishment Greek mythology, who is be over embodiment of the soul tell off desperately seeks love in magnanimity form of Eros.
Sewell's interest in decorative tricks and mural design is discernible. The pictorial space incorporates dash of Psyche's story, including illustriousness coin and the ferryman hurt the centre left. At companionship point in the myth, Life-force goes to the underworld anticipation ask Persephone, Queen of justness Underworld, to fill a torso proboscis with beauty ointment, to reinstate with it to Aphrodite.
Sewell has also added to righteousness story by including a self-portrait and a depiction of king wife and child in interpretation lower right quadrant. Psyche's big dress frames her in rank centre of the picture, unqualified extraordinary beauty evident and say publicly gaze and pointing hands discount certain figures also encourages primacy viewer to look to quota.
The twisted branches in blue blood the gentry background in some ways copy the outstretched limbs and levelled figures in the foreground reprove add to the overall sight and impact of the work.
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