Alfred Stevens was one of Belgium’s leading 19th-century artists who specialized in paintings of fashionable young women in elegant interiors.
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As a young boy, Alfred Stevens (1823 – 1906) was surrounded by art: his father was an art collector and his grandparents ran a cafe in Brussels that was a meeting place for artists and writers.
At age 14, he studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, and at 20 was admitted to the most prestigious art school in Paris—the École des Beaux-Arts.
By 1851, at the age of 28, three of his paintings were admitted to the Brussels Salon, the most exclusive art exhibition in Belgium. Two years later, he was awarded a medal at the Paris Salon—the most important art event in the world.
It was here, in Paris, that he would find fame and fortune painting elegant modern women.
Here are 20 exquisite paintings from Alfred Steven’s repertoire that show his meticulous attention to contemporary dress and decor.
![Departing for the Promenade, by Alfred-Émile-Léopold Stevens, 1859](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24431283884_bbc629cc9e_o.jpg)
![La Parisienne Japonaise by Alfred Stevens, 1871](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24766344720_d8384b016a_h.jpg)
![Lady at a Window Feeding Birds by Alfred Stevens, 1859](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24431276724_d65e047acc_o.jpg)
![Pleasant Letter by Alfred Stevens, 1860](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/25035593406_a49282b8ab_o.jpg)
![The Lady in Pink by Alfred Stevens, 1867](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24943827962_d498e7ec3b_o.jpg)
![In the Studio by Alfred Stevens, 1888](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1603/24766338990_5ff34b4bf5_b.jpg)
![The Japanese Mask by Alfred Stevens, 1877](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1666/24943828832_f56fff9a31_h.jpg)
![In the Country by Alfred Stevens, 1823-1906](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24767113500_fd52dd6e1c_o.jpg)
![After the Ball by Alfred Stevens, 1873](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24968643531_fb77e04752_o.jpg)
![Autumn Flowers by Alfred Stevens, 1866](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1554/24431278874_cd7e5478cb_h.jpg)
![News from Afar by Alfred Stevens, 1865](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24766336130_5b1dad58e1_h.jpg)
![The Letter by Alfred Stevens, 1823-1906](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24968644311_5438cb4191_o.jpg)
![At Home by Alfred Stevens, 1823-1906](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24943826342_f514dfea53_o.jpg)
![The Happy Mother by Alfred Stevens, 1823-1906](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1515/24435083323_e71070b37b_h.jpg)
![DĂ©jĂ by Alfred Stevens, 1863](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24694303649_9a87e0199b_o.jpg)
![Pensive Woman Near a Window by Alfred Stevens, 1823-1906](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24431273824_069487d062_o.jpg)
![La Parisienne by Alfred Stevens, 1879](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/25035597846_39412bf802_o.jpg)
![Portrait of Baroness du Mesnil Saint-Front by Alfred Stevens, 1886](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24435073573_22c32a8ef3_o.jpg)
![Mother and Children by Alfred Stevens, 1882](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1513/25061938695_cd285246ca_b.jpg)
![The Blue Ribbon by Alfred Stevens, 1823-1906 Credit Giacasso](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/24943829782_2024bfcdc5_o.jpg)