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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$ 48,000.00
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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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Provenance: Acquired from the artist by the Empress Joséphine; Prince Eugène de Beauharnais; by descent through the Dukes of Leuchtenberg; Bibliothèque Eugène de Beauharnais; Braus-Riggenbach and Ulrico Hoepli sale, Zurich, 23 May 1935 (Lot 82); Erhard Wehye; Private trust; Sotheby’s sale, New York, 20 November, 1985; and W. Graham Arader III.
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Mountain Lily". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 58,000.00
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Italian Bluebell". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 65,000.00
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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. "Lent Lily". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 145,000.00
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Burnt Tritonia". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 65,000.00
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Fragrant Daffodil". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 125,000.00
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Large-flowered Sparaxis". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 85,000.00
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Redouté, Pierre-Joseph. "Fair Lily or Amarylis of Virginia". Prepared for Les Liliacées, ca. 1802-1816.
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$ 110,000.00
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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 #159: Narcissus jonquilla (Rush Daffodil)
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$ 2,800.00
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REDOUTÉ Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Plate #89: Ixia miniata (Burnt Tritonia)
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$ 2,800.00
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REDOUTÉ Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Plate #140: Ixia Patens (Corn Lily)
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$ 1,200.00
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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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REDOUTÉ Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Plate #63: Ornithogalum Arabicum (Arabian Star Flower)
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$ 1,200.00
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REDOUTÉ Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Plate #39: Haemanthus Coccineus (Paintbrush Lily)
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$ 800.00
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REDOUTÉ Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840). Plate #291:Tritoma Uvaria (Red Hot Poker)
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$ 1,200.00
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![Edwin, David. N. [Napoleon] Bonaparte. 1802.](http://aradernyc.com/cdn/shop/files/Bonaparte_580x.jpg?v=1702503016)
