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Signed lower left.
Oil on panel.
Dimensions with frame. Dimensions without frame: 60 x 73 cm.
The painting represents a view of the Parterre d'Eau with, in the background, a view of the facade of the Palace of Versailles and its royal chapel. The basin is endowed with stylized statues depicting the rivers and streams of France, accompanied by nymphs and children. The back of the painting is very interesting because it served as palettes for the painter. It alone forms a colorful and abstract painting.
Painter, draftsman and illustrator Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola (Sète 1871 – 1950 Paris) leads a brilliant career as a society portrait painter. He also excels in the art of pastel. He exhibited regularly in Paris at the Salon of French Artists, then at the Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts. He is also a member of the Société des pastellistes de France, of which he becomes the president. He was made an officer of the Legion of Honor in 1914. His landscapes of Versailles are among his most popular works.
Works in public collections:
Brest, Museum of Fine Arts: Portrait of the sculptor Paul-François
Berthoud, canvas mounted on strong cardboard, 33,5 × 26,5 cm10. Paris,
Musée d'Orsay: Portrait of Miss T.; Portrait of Madame Aïda Boni;
Sète, Molière theatre: decoration of the foyer and panels.
Lounges:
Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts: 1896: Portrait of the
painter Abel Truchet in his studio, pastel; 1908: Portrait of the
Marquis de Massa, pastel11; 1909: Portrait of Miss W., pastel; 1909:
Main courtyard, pastel; 1911: Portrait of Miss Tiane, pastel; 1912:
Portrait of Mr. Pierre Lafitte, pastel; 1913: Aïda Boni, from the Opera,
woad; 1910: Portrait of Mrs. VG, pastel; 1920: The Castle of
Versailles, pastel.
References:
E. Benezit
G. Schurr, P. Cabanne: Dictionary of the Little Masters of
painting, 1820 – 1920, volume I, Les Éditions de l'amateur, 1996, p. 516
