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LOUIS MARIE RIDEL (1866 - 1937)

The Artist’s Studio

Oil on canvas signer upper right

In this composition, Louis Ridel offers an intimate reflection on creation and transmission. Two women embody complementary figures: the artist, focused and holding her palette, and the muse or pupil, extending her hand in a gesture of acknowledgment. The scene, marked by restraint and balance, transcends the simple setting of the studio to become a metaphor for the dialogue between inspiration and realization, a theme dear to the Symbolists.