Here the Parisian painter Rafaëlli has portrayed a colourful figure from the harbour town of Honfleur, Alcazin the lifeguard. Vincent van Gogh greatly admired Rafaëlli's strong figure pieces. His brother Theo van Gogh organised an exhibition of Rafaëlli's work in Paris in 1890.
Specifications
| Title | Father Alcazin |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on cardboard |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 36 cm Width 31,3 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Jean François Raffaëlli
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| Accession number | VdV 63 |
| Credits | Loan Foundation Willem van der Vorm, 1972 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1972 |
| Creation date | in circa 1875-1880 |
| Collector | Collector / Willem van der Vorm |
| Internal exhibitions |
De verzameling Willem van der Vorm. Schilderijen van Hollandse en Franse meesters uit de 17e en 19e eeuw (1950) The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
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Jean François Raffaëlli
Parijs 1850 - Parijs 1924
Jean-François Raffaëlli initially showed an interest in music and the theatre before he became a painter in 1870. In the same year, one of his landscapes was...
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