by EKCARTASIA | Jun 23, 2025
Guillaume Alaux: Fireworks; pastel on canvas, 25.3cm x 19.4cm (signed on the lower left) Guillaume Alaux (1856-1912) About the Artist Born in Bordeaux to a family of artists and architects, Guillaume Alaux was a pastellist who was recognised for his portraits,...
by EKCARTASIA | Jan 14, 2023
Jules Boilly: Portrait of a Hunter and His Dog, 1819; pastel and black chalk; 75.5cm x 46.6cm (signed and dated on the dog’s collar: ‘Jul Boilly/1819’) Jules Boilly (1796-1874) About the Artist The son of esteemed French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly, Julien-Léopold...
by EKCARTASIA | Jan 12, 2023
Simon Bussy: An Angelfish, pastel over an underdrawing in pencil; 30.4cm x 28.6cm (signed at the lower right; titled and inscribed ‘No 19/Angel Fish/ f.18 in ink and Poisson Ange/ Angel Fish’ on the backing board) Simon Bussy (b. 1870- 1954) About the Artist Albert...
by EKCARTASIA | Jan 12, 2023
Rosalba Carriera: Portrait Of A Young Girl; pastel, 23.3cm x 29.7cm (framed) Rosalba Carriera (1673 – 1757) About the Artist The 18th-century Venetian Rococo painter Rosalba Carriera was one of art history’s most successful artists. She was highly regarded for...
by EKCARTASIA | Jan 10, 2023
Eugène Delacroix: Study of the Sky, Setting Sun, ca. 1850; pastel on paper, 14.5cm x 19.5cm (unsigned, from the estate of Delacroix’s cousin, Leon Riesener) Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) About the Artist Considered a pioneer of French Romanticism, Eugene...