Alfred Stevens (painter)

Alfred Stevens
Born
Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens

(1823-05-11)11 May 1823
Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Died24 August 1906(1906-08-24) (aged 83)
Paris, France
Known forPainting
Notable workWhat is Called Vagrancy, The Psyché, The Parisian Sphinx
MovementSocial realism, Realism, Orientalism, Dutch realism style

Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens (11 May 1823 – 24 August 1906) was a Belgian painter, known for his paintings of elegant modern women. In their realistic style and careful finish, his works reveal the influence of 17th-century Dutch genre painting. After gaining attention early in his career with a social realist painting depicting the plight of poor vagrants, he achieved great critical and popular success with his scenes of upper-middle class Parisian life.

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