Lot No. 351


Firmin Baes


(1874 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - 1943 Brussels)
Still-life with coffee pot, cherry pie and knife, inscribed "La tarte aux cerises - Firmin Baes" on the reverse, signed Firmin Baes, pastel on paper (the primer could not be determined), 50,5 x 70 cm, framed, (BH)

Firmin Baes was the son of Henri Baes and Héloise Boly. He was trained by his father, who was a decorative painter. While working with his father around 1880, he met the painter Léon Frédéric, who became his teacher. From 1888-1894, Baes studied at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. The artist was closely associated with the group of artists around the magazine Pour l'Art. In 1900 he participated in the Paris World exhibition and was awarded the bronze medal for his painting “The archers”. Around 1900 he developed a pastel technique on canvas, which contributed significantly to his fame.

Specialist: Mag. Barbara Hagerty Mag. Barbara Hagerty
+43-1-515 60-736

barbara.hagerty@dorotheum.at

28.03.2024 - 16:15

Realized price: **
EUR 11,000.-
Estimate:
EUR 1,000.- to EUR 1,500.-
Starting bid:
EUR 1,000.-

Firmin Baes


(1874 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - 1943 Brussels)
Still-life with coffee pot, cherry pie and knife, inscribed "La tarte aux cerises - Firmin Baes" on the reverse, signed Firmin Baes, pastel on paper (the primer could not be determined), 50,5 x 70 cm, framed, (BH)

Firmin Baes was the son of Henri Baes and Héloise Boly. He was trained by his father, who was a decorative painter. While working with his father around 1880, he met the painter Léon Frédéric, who became his teacher. From 1888-1894, Baes studied at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. The artist was closely associated with the group of artists around the magazine Pour l'Art. In 1900 he participated in the Paris World exhibition and was awarded the bronze medal for his painting “The archers”. Around 1900 he developed a pastel technique on canvas, which contributed significantly to his fame.

Specialist: Mag. Barbara Hagerty Mag. Barbara Hagerty
+43-1-515 60-736

barbara.hagerty@dorotheum.at


Buyers hotline Mon.-Fri.: 10.00am - 5.00pm
kundendienst@dorotheum.at

+43 1 515 60 200
Auction: Watercolors
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 28.03.2024 - 16:15
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 21.03. - 28.03.2024


** Purchase price excl. charges and taxes

It is not possible to turn in online buying orders anymore. The auction is in preparation or has been executed already.