Martin Drolling 1752-1817
B.Oberbergheim
French Martin Drolling Art Gallery
After receiving initial training from an unknown painter in Selestat, Drolling moved to Paris, where he attended courses at the Academie Royale. He supplemented his education there by studying Flemish and Dutch Old Masters in the collection at the Luxembourg Palace. From the Flemish school he derived his own rich impasto, while the Dutch was to influence him in his meticulous, supremely descriptive and unsentimental style of painting as well as his choice of subject-matter: unfussy bourgeois interiors and frank portraits. Drolling first exhibited at the Salon de la Correspondance in 1781 and again in 1782 and 1789. After the French Revolution he was able to participate in the Salon at the Louvre, despite the fact that he had never become a member of the Academie Royale. He exhibited from 1793 to 1817, although the majority of his works extant today were shown after 1800. From 1802 to 1813 he was employed by the Sevres porcelain manufactory, and many of his designs were engraved.
Martin Drolling The Messenger or The Good New 1806 Oil on canvas
Portrait of the Artist's Son as a Drummer 120 x 76 cm Private collection The artist's son, Michel-Martin (1786-1851), was also a painter Painting ID:: 62364
Martin Drolling Portrait of the Artist's Son as a Drummer 120 x 76 cm Private collection The artist's son, Michel-Martin (1786-1851), was also a painter
Portrait of the Artists Son as a Drummer 2nd half of 18th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 120 cm (47.2 in). Width: 76 cm (29.9 in).
cyf Painting ID:: 80988
Martin Drolling Portrait of the Artists Son as a Drummer 2nd half of 18th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 120 cm (47.2 in). Width: 76 cm (29.9 in).
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1752-1817
B.Oberbergheim
French Martin Drolling Art Gallery
After receiving initial training from an unknown painter in Selestat, Drolling moved to Paris, where he attended courses at the Academie Royale. He supplemented his education there by studying Flemish and Dutch Old Masters in the collection at the Luxembourg Palace. From the Flemish school he derived his own rich impasto, while the Dutch was to influence him in his meticulous, supremely descriptive and unsentimental style of painting as well as his choice of subject-matter: unfussy bourgeois interiors and frank portraits. Drolling first exhibited at the Salon de la Correspondance in 1781 and again in 1782 and 1789. After the French Revolution he was able to participate in the Salon at the Louvre, despite the fact that he had never become a member of the Academie Royale. He exhibited from 1793 to 1817, although the majority of his works extant today were shown after 1800. From 1802 to 1813 he was employed by the Sevres porcelain manufactory, and many of his designs were engraved.