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| Title | Kuwasseg, Mrs Bowes' Drawing Master | |
| Collection | Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle | |
| Artist | Cals, Adolphe Félix (French painter, 1810-1880) | |
| Date | 1867 (dated) | |
| Description | Joséphine Bowes, the co-founder of the Bowes Museum, trained under Karl-Josef Kuwasseg (Austrian, naturalised in France in 1870, 1802-1877), a well-known landscape painter whose work she imitated. He travelled through southern Europe and America before settling in Paris in 1830. He was a medal-winner at the Salon in 1845, 1861 and 1863. This expressive portrait was executed by Cals. | |
| Current Accession Number | B.M.1079 | |
| Inscription | front ur 'Cals 1867' | |
| Subject | portrait (Kuwasseg, Karl-Josef) | |
| Measurements | 35.6 x 27.3 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by the founders John and Joséphine Bowes 1885. | |
| Principal Exhibitions | Joséphine Bowes - The Paintings, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, 2003-2004. | |
| Notes | Kuwasseg's life was told in Une existence d'artiste. Essai biographique sur Charles Kuwasseg, peintre, suivie de la biographie universelle, poésie, by J.-B.-H.N.-C, Paris, 1843. The artist is described thus: 'Kuwasseg n'est pas beau, comme il en convient lui-même, avec la plus naïve bonhomie, ses yeux sont petits, mais ils étincellent d'esprit et d'intelligence; mais l'ampleur de son front haut et large annonce et recèle les trésors du talent [...]' (p. 40). | |
| Rights Owner | The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham | |
| Author | Dr Maylis Hopewell-Curie | |