The work of Jean Beraud, depicting a chamber concert in a private house, is one of those paintings that are suitable for decorating of the living room or the hall. The plot of the canvas is absolutely neutral - the pianist plays for a narrow circle of guests in the salon of a private house. The audience is elegant dressed (perhaps, the artist pays too much attention to this), although this is not a dance ball, but simply listening to the piano playing, probably, people are connoisseurs of music, [Expand]
and a musician is worthy of their attention. The artist makes it clear that both the guests and the hosts carefully prepared for the concert, which is as important to them as a dinner party or a visit to the opera. Like many of the paintings of this artist, this canvas depicts the everyday scene of the "Belle Epoque". All lines, colors, composition in general is executed with observance of all artistic rules, and the shown scene is elegant and understandable.
The work of Jean Beraud, depicting a chamber concert in a private house, is one of those paintings that are suitable for decorating of the living room or the hall. The plot of the canvas is absolutely neutral - the pianist plays for a narrow circle of guests in the salon of a private house. The audience is elegant dressed (perhaps, the artist pays too much attention to this), although this is not a dance ball, but simply listening to the piano playing, probably, people are connoisseurs of music, [Expand]
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