Georges Stein

Georges Stein was a late 19th and early 20th century French painter, best known for scenes of Parisian street life.

Flower Market, (at the Quai de l'Horloge in Paris

Sources conflict about Stein's dates of birth and death. The Benezit Dictionary of Artists gives the year of birth as "c. 1870".[1] The auction house Christie's, among others, gives the dates 1855–1930,[2] and the French National Library the dates 1870–1955.[3] Moreover, the journal L'Éventail of 15 January 1918 mentions "the painter Georges Stein who recently died at Geneva".[4]

There is also some confusion as to the gender of Stein. While the Benezit Dictionary and L'Éventail refer to Stein as male, some gallery websites describe Stein as a female painter.[5]

References

  1. Benezit Dictionary of Artists: "French, 19th – 20th century, male. ; Born c. 1870. ; Painter (gouache), watercolourist, draughtsman. Genre scenes, landscapes, landscapes with figures, urban landscapes... Georges Stein painted oil or watercolour urban landscapes of cities such as London, Monte Carlo and especially typical Parisian scenes. He also produced numerous views of the flower markets at the Madeleine and the Île de la Cité", Oxford University Press 2006
  2. "Georges Stein (French, 1855-1930) -The Opera, Paris; and Westminster Bridge, London". www.christies.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  3. "Georges Stein (1870-1955) - Auteur - Ressources de la Bibliothèque nationale de France". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  4. "Chroniques". L’ÉVENTAIL (3). 15 January 1918. En décembre, la Revue franco-suisse publie un article ému de notre collaborateur Henry Gauthier-Villars sur le peintre Georges Stein qui vient de mourir à Genève.
  5. E.g., "Georges Stein - Artist Biography and Works for Sale". www.haynesfineart.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

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