ALEX DE ANDREIS
(Belgian, born 1830)
THE FLIRTATION
Oil on Canvas
21 1/2 x 25 3/4 Inches
Signed Lower Right

One of the most highly regarded genre painters of the late nineteenth-century, Alexandre de Andreis painted throughout his military career and particularly favored lighthearted scenes showing military officers or cavaliers engaged in domestic or romantic pursuits.  We are pleased to offer an exceptional example of the work of this notable nineteenth-century painter.  In addition to his deftness in handling the humorous dalliance of the central figures, the artist has included in the picture a series of exquisite still-lives that lend an unusual depth and complexity to this work. 

Ref: Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Vol. 1, p. 314; Hook and Poltimore, Peinture populaire du xixe siècle; Shurr, Les Petits Maîtres de la peinture 1820-1920; Davenport’s Art Reference Guide, 2007/8 Edition, p. 90;