L'Epreuve
Alphonse Osbert
1895
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
305; 212
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
About the Artist
Alphonse Osbert
Alphonse Osbert (1857–1939) was a French Symbolist painter whose ethereal visions of ghostlike muses in mysterious nocturnal landscapes made him one of the movement's most distinctive voices. Born in Paris on March 23, 1857, Osbert received rigorous academic training at the École des Beaux-Arts under Henri Lehmann, Fernand Cormon, and Léon Bonnat. His early work reflected his passion for Spanish O...