"The Artist's Corner..."

"Portrait of John L. Sullivan"

Oil on canvas

Achille Peretti

What I Like About This: A figurative study executed in 1892 by the Italian immigrant artist Achille Peretti.  Although he painted a wide variety of subjects including many frescoes in churches across the South and Midwest, this is one of his best known works. He settled in New Orleans and resided in a home in the French Quarter where he likely created this painting. His use here of warm but muted colors and his mastery of light and shadow combine to create a pleasing and timelessly appealing work of art.