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Euphemie Muraton (French, 1840-1914)
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Pampered Pets
Guarisco Gallery Ltd.
19th Century Oil on canvas
"Les pronesses de Titi"
19th Century black & white print
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The Master's Favorite
19th Century Oil on canvas
Euphemie Muraton was a woman painter, married to the painter Alphonse Muraton. Despite her debut at the Salon in 1868 and
her successful application, 20 years later, to the highly conformist Artistes Francais, Euphemie could paint as freely as
a full-blooded Impressionist. Interestingly, she did several portraits which included Chihuahuas.
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Charles Van den Eycken (Belgian, 1859-1923)
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His Master's Favorite, Long Haired Chihuahua
19th Century Painting, Oil on canvas
Like many of his contemporaries, Van den Eycken specialized in painting domestic animals, often in cute and playful situations.
Charles was a member of L'Essor, a group that was founded in 1876 when Realism became a unifying movement among many of the
younger artists. Van den Eycken is considered to be one of the leading domestic animal artists of the 19th century.
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Arthur Wardle (British, 1864-1949)
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Chihuahua, Pekinese, & Mexican Crested
Arthur Wardle was best known for his paintings of domestic and wild animals, as well as his sporting scenes. He was thought
to be a "natural" and it is said that he was completely self-taught. Wardle was a highly successful and accomplished
artist during the period. In all, he exhibited more than 100 works at the Royal Academy.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901)
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Lady with a Dog (1891)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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A White Dog
Oil on canvas
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was the archetypal bohemian artist of the belle époque, the last decade of the nineteenth century,
when Paris flaunted its song, dance, sports, and fashion. Along with van Gogh, Lautrec is perhaps the most memorable artistic
character since Rembrandt.
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