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Martin Drolling AUCTION RECORDS
1752 Oberhergheim, Germany - 1817 Paris, France. Known for: Portrait and genre painting, porcelain factory design and decoration.
Martin Drolling was born in 1752, the son of a cleric of a small Alsatian town. Drolling showed an early disposition for painting. After initial training by an obscure Strasbourg painter, he came to... Read full biography
Martin Drolling was born in 1752, the son of a cleric of a small Alsatian town. Drolling showed an early disposition for painting. After initial training by an obscure Strasbourg painter, he came to Paris and began as a copyist and portraitist. His art was executed with Nordic precision,... Read full biography
Martin Drolling was born in 1752, the son of a cleric of a small Alsatian town. Drolling showed an early disposition for painting. After initial training by an obscure Strasbourg painter, he came to Paris and began as a copyist and portraitist. His art was executed with Nordic precision, reminiscent of the Flemish masters of the Louvre. The artist worked for Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, who employed Drolling for painting accessories. He also worked for the Sevres factory for ten years. Drölling made... Read full biography
Martin Drolling was born in 1752, the son of a cleric of a small Alsatian town. Drolling showed an early disposition for painting. After initial training by an obscure Strasbourg painter, he came to Paris and began as a copyist and portraitist. His art was executed with Nordic precision, reminiscent of the Flemish masters of the Louvre. The artist worked for Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, who employed Drolling for painting accessories. He also worked for the Sevres factory for ten years. Drölling made his debut at the Salon in 1793, with portraits and scenes of intimate kind. Consecration came after his death, at the 1817 Salon. The artist drew inspiration from his everyday family life. He often painted his wife, Louise Elisabeth Belot, daughter... Read full biography
Martin Drolling was born in 1752, the son of a cleric of a small Alsatian town. Drolling showed an early disposition for painting. After initial training by an obscure Strasbourg painter, he came to Paris and began as a copyist and portraitist. His art was executed with Nordic precision, reminiscent of the Flemish masters of the Louvre. The artist worked for Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, who employed Drolling for painting accessories. He also worked for the Sevres factory for ten years. Drölling made his debut at the Salon in 1793, with portraits and scenes of intimate kind. Consecration came after his death, at the 1817 Salon. The artist drew inspiration from his everyday family life. He often painted his wife, Louise Elisabeth Belot, daughter of a merchant of colors, and her two children, Michael and Louise Martin-Adéone. Both... Read full biography
Martin Drolling - Auction Lots
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA young lady reaching for a guitar at a stone casement and a boy playing the flute beyond
Martin Drolling Auction: 05/25/2005Lot: 60Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA young woman setting a bird free from a cage at an open window; and A young woman with a guitar seated at an open window (2)
Martin Drolling Auction: 12/05/2019Lot: 182Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of Barthélémy Charles, Comte de Dreux-Nancré (1760-1863), small full-length, standing in front of a balustrade, a landscape beyond
Martin Drolling Auction: 07/03/2024Lot: 171Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of a young boy, bust length, in a striped vest and grey jacket
Martin Drolling Auction: 10/04/2007Lot: 152Subscribe or get free alerts
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