{"product_id":"alma-holsteinson-portrait-of-pierre-louis-alexandre-print","title":"Alma Holsteinson Portrait of Pierre Louis Alexandre Print","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"hero-title\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasterpiece \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e🖼️\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"hero-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally painted around 1879, this striking masterpiece recently captured global attention when it was sold at Bukowskis in Stockholm for an incredible 760,000 kronor ($82,200), over seven times its initial estimate. Now safely housed in the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), this phenomenal painting is available to art lovers and designers alike as an ultra-high-quality gallery print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eBorn in French Guyana, Pierre Louis Alexandre (1844–1905) is celebrated as one of the most frequently depicted Black models in pre-20th-century European art. Having braved a transatlantic crossing, likely stowing away on an American cargo ship, Alexandre arrived in Stockholm in 1863. By day, he worked grueling hours at the city’s bustling docks; by winter, he found secondary employment as a life model at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eIt was during one of these academy sessions that the young, fiercely talented Swedish artist Alma Holsteinson captured his likeness. 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