Arthur von Ferraris

Arthur von Ferraris (or di Ferraris) (1856–1936) was a Hungarian-born artist known for his portraits of society figures of his day and for his "orientalist" paintings.[1]

Arthur von Ferraris Portrait einer Dame 1910

Von Ferraris was born in Galkovitz, Hungary but moved to Vienna as a teenager to study with Joseph Matthaus Aigner. In 1876, at twenty, he moved to Paris to study with Jules Lefebvre.[2] Von Ferraris spent time in Egypt and painted street scenes and market scenes that captured the imagination of the art world when he returned to Paris.[3] In the late 1880s he shared a studio with Charles Wilda, a painter also known for his "orientalist" themes. His works from many countries made him known as a "citizen of the world."[2]

Von Ferraris had "considerable success" as a society portrait painter.[4] He exhibited these and his Orientalist works at the Salon des Artistes Francais in the 1880s and 1990s.[4] One notable portrait von Ferraris painted was John Davison Rockefeller, in 1903.[5] He also painted portraits of Edward M. Shepard, Johannes Schober, Felix M. Warburg, and other notables.[6][7]

One of his most famous paintings is of the mythological story "Leda and the Swan."

Arthur Ferraris Leda und der Schwan

Von Ferraris's grandson is the designer Tom Karen.[8]

References
  1. Christies. "Arthur von Ferraris".
  2. Janet Whitmore, "Biography – Arthur Von Ferraris (1856–1936)", Rehs Galleries.
  3. Arthur von Ferraris. "Orientalist street scene".
  4. Thornton, Lynne. The Orientalists: Painter Travellers. ACR Edition. p. 84. ISBN 9782867700835.
  5. National Portrait Gallery. "John Davison Rockefeller, Sr". Smithsonian.
  6. "Arthur de Ferraris". InValuable Auction House. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ""Roosevelt painting by a Viennese artist Arthur de Ferraris, "". New York Public Library Digital Collection. NYPL.
  8. Karen, Tom. "My Journey from War to Wonder". Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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