Enduring Elegance:
French Masterpieces Reflecting the Reign of Napoleon and Empress Josephine
In celebration of the riveting new film, "Napoleon," we take great pride in presenting a curated collection of French Masterpieces from the era of Imperial Rule. Step into the captivating world of Napoleon Bonaparte, where opulence, romance, and cultural refinement reached unparalleled heights. Our latest assortment is a carefully selected showcase of French masterpieces that emerged during the illustrious reign of Napoleon—a time that bore witness to the flourishing of literary and artistic brilliance under imperial governance.
Our collection pays tribute to the extraordinary Empress Josephine, a beacon of unparalleled sophistication who served as a muse of elegance and grace, imprinting an indelible mark on the cultural tapestry of her era. Within this carefully curated selection, discover works imbued with Josephine's refined taste and unwavering commitment to the arts, offering a captivating glimpse into the world she shaped and nurtured.
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Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2018 show “Public Parks, Private Gardens: Paris to Provence'' where it occupied a central position in its dual characteristics of being a private or essentially intimate view of a public setting.
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Mongin, Pierre Antoine (attr.). View of the Gardens and Facade of the Chateau de Malmaison, near Paris, with Napoleon and Josephine strolling in the foreground. After 1799.
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$ 85,000.00
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Edwin, David. N. [Napoleon] Bonaparte. 1802.
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$ 3,500.00
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Girardet, Jules. Napoleon I with his Infant Son. Vienna, 1900.
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$ 650.00
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In 1798, Joséphine, the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, acquired the Château de Malmaison at Reuil. An enthusiastic amateur botanist, she surrounded herself with France’s premier horticulturists, such as Jacques-Martin Cels, and created a spectacular botanical garden. Plants were sent from all over the globe with Joséphine’s family in the West Indies, sending her seeds and Napoleon providing seeds and plants from the botanic garden at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Italian Squill". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 28,000.00
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Such a collection commanded the employment of a skilled and specialist botanical illustrator, and Joséphine turned to Pierre-Joseph Redouté to record the unique specimens at Malmaison.
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Abyssinian Kniphofia". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 28,000.00
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Mostly renowned for his engraved works on paper, only in the watercolors is the full extent of Redouté’s mastery and sensitivity clear.
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Pale Commeline". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 12,000.00
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What remains remarkable about Redouté’s watercolors for Les Liliacées is that they have remained clean and fresh, particularly when it is considered that they were used as models by the engravers and the colorists.
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Cultivated Banana". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 58,000.00
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Wild or Red-flowered Banana". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 90,000.00
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Fragrant Daffodil". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 12,000.00
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Isabey, Jean-Baptiste (attr.). Napoleon Bonaparte with the Empress Marie-Louise of Austria and the Kind of Rome. 1813.
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$ 18,000.00
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REDOUTÉ Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Plate #228: Golchicum Autumnale (Autumn Crocus)
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$ 4,500.00
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![Edwin, David. N. [Napoleon] Bonaparte. 1802.](http://aradernyc.com/cdn/shop/files/Bonaparte_580x.jpg?v=1702503016)
