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Lot 263
Description:
Henri Houben (Belgian, 1858-1931), "Aphrodite Presenting a Rose to Cupid", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 37 1/2 in. x 51 in., in a period gilt wood frame with Greek Key motif.
- Provenance: Provenance: Sold in these salesrooms February 7, 2004 as lot # 397
- Notes: Note: The academically-trained Houben was from a prominent artistic family; his father was a violin master at the Antwerp School of Music. He studied at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, where he was later named a painting master at the relatively young age of 27 Houben specialized in landscape, historical, and genre scenes, all of which incorporate the cool palette and delicate brushwork for which he was known. Reference: Flippo. Lexicon of the Belgian Romantic Painters. Int. Art Press. Antwerp, 1981.
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January 30, 2010 10:00 AM CST
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