Albert Joseph Pénot

Albert Joseph Pénot (28 February 1862 – 16 October 1930) was a French painter known for female nudes and landscapes. Today, he is more popularly and specifically recognized for a subset of paintings centering on women of darker, more macabre themes.

Albert Joseph Pénot
Born28 February 1862
Died16 October 1930 (1930-10-17) (aged 68)
NationalityFrench
EducationSociété des Artistes Français
Known forPainting

In 2018, his "La femme chauve-souris" was sold for £137,500.[1]

Styles and themes

Pénot was concerned first and foremost with anatomically accurate portrayals of women. Singular female forms were the implicit focus of his work, whereas the worlds surrounding his characters are seldom realized beyond misty atmospheres and patches of shadow and light. Environments are incidental and are typically shrouded in haze, giving the figures themselves explicit priority. However, Pénot was more versatile in his artistry, and was not confined exclusively to female nudes: church figures were another of his subjects, in addition to occasional compositions depicting scenes of men and women from high society in narratives framed by more conventional settings.

  • Painting
    Départ pour le Sabbat by Albert Joseph Pénot (1910)
  • Painting
    La Femme Chauve-Souris (c.1890)
  • Painting
    Abandon
  • Painting
    Automne
  • A reclining nude
    A reclining nude

References
  1. Gleadell, Colin (2018-02-20). "The latest Leave or Remain debate? Mae West Lips Sofa's potential departure and love blows hot and cold at Sotheby's". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-01-15.


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