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Joseph Bail (1862–1921) came from a family of painters: his father Antoine Jean and brother Franck also practised genre painting. Initially trained by his father, he continued studying with Jean-Léon Gérôme and Carolus-Duran. His work favours interiors and everyday activities, extending the traditions of Chardin and French Realism.
Kitchen boys, servants and housewives become the protagonists of compositions in which utensils play a particularly important role. Copper vessels, earthenware and food provide opportunities for close attention to texture and light. A visit to the Hospices de Beaune subsequently informed his depictions of nursing sisters. La Ménagère, held by the Musée d’Orsay, and La Jolie Pâtissière demonstrate how Bail integrates still life into scenes of work, bringing human presence together with familiar objects.
This profile brings together identity references for Joseph Bail and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Piguet · Genève Enchères · Zofingen
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Oil on panel
La fileuse,
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2024-11-28 — 2024-12-11
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Oil on canvas
Traubenernte
Oel auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2023-11-25
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 2000
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Oil on canvas
Jeune femme assise
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2016-04-20
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1500–2000
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Oil on panel
Nature morte aux oranges et châtaignes,
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2018-06-18
Published result : 500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500–2500
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Nature morte aux oranges et châtaignes,
huile sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2018-03-14
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1500–2500
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