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Painting : oil · 27 x 22 x 7 cm 10.6 x 8.7 x 2.8 inch · Ready to hang
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Painting : Unique artwork
Condition
Artwork sold in perfect condition, framed, ready to hang
Authenticity
Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery
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Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
27 x 22 x 7 cm 10.6 x 8.7 x 2.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
Artwork dimensions including frame
41 x 36 x 8 cm 16.1 x 14.2 x 3.1 inch
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Enhance your art collection with this exquisite vintage oil painting by French art master Henri Gervex (1852-1929). This Impressionist study of Italian scenery is expertly gold framed at 23x34 cm and signed by the artist. Original canvas, this piece is a timeless addition to any space.
Henri Gervex was the son of Joséphine Peltier and Félix Nicolas Gervex, a piano maker. A family friend helped him gain admission to the studio of painter Pierre-Nicolas Brisset in 1867.
Three years later, he joined the 152nd Battalion of the National Guard. In 1871, he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the studio of Alexandre Cabanel, where he studied for five years alongside Jean-Louis Forain, Fernand Cormon, and Eugène Damas. He also apprenticed with the orientalist painter Eugène Fromentin.
Early Career
Gervex debuted at the 1873 Salon by exhibiting A Sleeping Bather. The following year, he earned a second-class medal for Satyr Playing with a Maenad, a nude influenced by Cabanel's style, which was purchased by the state for the Luxembourg Museum. In 1876, he met Édouard Manet and associated with Impressionist painters, lightening his palette under their influence.
The Scandal of Rolla
In 1878, Gervex caused a scandal with Rolla, considered his masterpiece.
Inspired by a poem by Alfred de Musset, the painting was rejected by the Salon jury for reasons similar to Manet's Olympia: its depiction of a prosaic nude in a contemporary setting was deemed immoral. The painting was exhibited at a gallery on Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, where it drew large crowds. Shortly before his death in 1929, Gervex saw the work accepted into the Luxembourg Museum.
He also painted the portrait of Mlle Valtesse de La Bigne, a courtesan who inspired Émile Zola's Nana. Gervex himself was one of the models for the character Fagerolles, an opportunistic and worldly painter in Zola's novel L'Œuvre (1886).
In the 1880s, Gervex traveled to Spain and England, collaborated on artistic projects, and was named a knight of the Order of Leopold of Belgium. In 1884, he established a new studio on Rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin and co-founded a painting academy with Ferdinand Humbert.
Recognition as an Artist
In 1889, Gervex was promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honor. He received numerous honors in the following years, including knighthoods in Norway and Sweden, and the Order of Charles III of Spain. In 1893, he married Henriette Fauche, and they had a daughter, Colette. By the 1890s, he was vice-president of the Société nationale des beaux-arts and decorated the Sorbonne's physics hall in Paris.
In 1896, Gervex was appointed Commander of the Order of Saint Anne in Russia and painted The Coronation of Nicholas II for the 1900 Universal Exposition. He also contributed to the decoration of the Train Bleu restaurant in Paris.
Later Career and Contributions
Gervex frequently visited Deauville and Trouville, hosting Marcel Proust at the Villa Les Frémonts. During World War I, too old for military service, he created patriotic works illustrating wartime life. Notable paintings included An Ambulance at Poitiers and The Blessing of the Pope, which depicted Russian soldiers being blessed in a trench.
In 1918, he was awarded the Croix de Guerre for his services to the nation. In 1925, he was elected an associate member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters, and Fine Arts of Belgium. By then, he owned a townhouse near Parc Monceau in Paris, often featured in his paintings.
Henri Gervex died in Paris on June 6, 1929, and was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery. In 1932, Rue Gervex in the 17th arrondissement was named in his honor.
Public Collections
Gervex's works are held in numerous prestigious institutions, including the Musée d'Orsay (Satyr Playing with a Bacchante, 1874), the Detroit Institute of Arts (Scene in a Café, 1877), and the National Gallery of Art in Washington. His oeuvre includes portraits, allegories, and depictions of historical events, showcasing his versatile artistry and ability to capture both contemporary life and historical grandeur.
Satyre jouant avec une bacchante (1874), Paris, musée d'Orsay.
Scène de café à Paris (1877), Detroit Institute of Arts.
Retour de bal (vers 1879), localisation inconnue.
Allégorie de la Justice (1910), Paris, plafond du palais Cambon.
États-Unis
Détroit, Detroit Institute of Arts : Scène de café à Paris, 1877, huile sur toile, 100,6 × 135,9 cm.
Philadelphie, Philadelphia Museum of Art : Portrait de Louis Pasteur, 1923, lithographie, 5,7 × 3,8 cm
Washington, National Gallery of Art : Étude pour une « Autopsie à l'Hôtel-Dieu », 1876, huile sur toile, 53,3 × 43,2 cm
France
Angers, musée des Beaux-Arts : Diane et Endymion, 1875, huile sur toile, 257 × 151 cm.
Bayonne, musée Bonnat-Helleu : Étude de femme nue, huile sur toile, 23 × 14 cm.
Beaune, musée des Beaux-Arts : Matinée d'Automne ou Bord de Forêt de Fontainebleau, huile sur toile, 54 × 40,5 cm.
Bordeaux, musée des Beaux-Arts :
Étude de dos de vieil homme, huile sur toile, 98 × 76,4 cm ;
Rolla (1878), huile sur toile, 176,2 × 221,3 cm.
Le Miroir ( vers 1880), huile sur toile, 65 x 54 cm.
Chambéry, musée des Beaux-Arts :
Vue d'une plage, Deauville, huile sur toile, 32,3 × 46 cm;
Descente de Croix, huile sur toile, 61,6 × 40 cm ;
Portrait de Madame Gervex, 1893, huile sur toile, 230 × 132 cm.
Dieppe, château de Dieppe : Portrait du docteur Émile Blanche, huile sur toile.
Dijon, musée des Beaux-Arts : La Communion dans l'église de la Trinité, 1876, huile sur toile.
Évreux, musée d'Évreux : Femme endormie, vers 1878, huile sur toile, 32,2 × 40,3 cm.
Gray, musée Baron-Martin : L'Album de famille, 1895, huile sur toile, 95 × 170 cm.
La Rochelle, musée des Beaux-Arts : Baigneuse endormie, 1873, huile sur toile.
Lille, palais des Beaux-Arts :
Figure de femme nue, debout, les mains derrière la tête, pierre noire sur papier, 23,5 × 21,7 cm;
Femme à sa toilette, crayon sur papier, 23 × 16,2 cm;
Étude de femme nue assise, pierre noire sur papier, 23 × 84 cm ;
Odalisque, 1880, huile sur toile; 55 × 88 cm ;
Le Quai de la Villette à Paris ou Le Coltineur de Charbon, 1882, huile sur toile, 70 × 117 cm.
Marseille, musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée : Yachting dans l'archipel, 1905, calendrier, estampe.
Nanterre, La Contemporaine :
La Bénédiction du pope, 1916, huile sur toile, 66 x 82 cm ;
Une ambulance à Poitiers, 1914, huile sur bois, 35 x 26,5 cm ;
Portrait d'un officier, 1916, pastel, 60 x 71 cm.
Neuilly-sur-Seine, hôtel de ville : Parmentier accueillant Louis XVI dans la plaine des Sablons, 1904, décor pour le grand escalier, huile sur panneau.
Paris :
Académie nationale de médecine : Portrait du docteur Émile Blanche, huile sur toile.
gare de Lyon, restaurant Le Train bleu : Bataille de fleurs à Nice, 1900, huile sur panneau.
hôtel de ville : La Musique à travers les âges, salle des fêtes, huile sur panneau.
mairie du 19e arrondissement de Paris :
Naissance, vers 1881, huile sur panneau ;
Le Bureau de bienfaisance, 1883, huile sur panneau ;
Le Bassin de la Villette, 1884, salle des mariages, huile sur panneau ;
Mathurin Moreau, maire du 19e arrondissement de Paris, célébrant le mariage civil de son fils, 1884, salle des mariages, huile sur panneau.
musée de l'Armée :
Officiers supérieurs et généraux de la Guerre de 1870-1871 et membres du gouvernement de la Défense, 1889, fragment du panorama de l'Histoire du siècle, huile sur toile, 226 × 239 cm;
L'ambulance de la gare de Poitiers, 1915, huile sur bois, 54 x 73 cm ;
Le Salut du poilu, 1914-1918, pastel sur toile, 100 x 72 cm
musée Carnavalet :
Retour du Bal, 1879, huile sur toile ;
Le Président Sadi Carnot entouré de personnalités de la IIIe République, devant l'Opéra, 1889, huile sur toile, en collaboration avec Alfred Stevens, 440 × 239 cm;
Portrait de Madame Blerzy, 1884, huile sur toile ;
Un soir de grand prix au pavillon d'Armenonville, 1905, huile sur toile ;
Une Soirée au Pré Catelan38, 1909, huile sur toile.
musée du Louvre :
Jeune femme debout, vue de dos, devant une fenêtre, gouache et aquarelle sur papier 28,4 × 13 cm ;
Femme nue, assise, la tête baissée, les bras rejetés en arrière, pastel sur papier, 55 × 35,1 cm;
Homme, à mi-corps, de face, adossé à une fenêtre, fusain sur papier, 24,2 × 19,4 cm ;
Femme allongée, les jambes croisées et les bras écartés du corps, fusain sur papier, 32 × 48 cm ;
Femme nue, couchée, la tête posée sur son bras gauche, fusain sur papier, 31,2 × 48 cm
Musée d'Orsay :
Portait de Charle Émile Van Marcke, vers 1870, crayon sur papier 17,2 × 16 cm ;
Paysage marin (Dieppe), vers 1885, pastel sur papier, 47 × 59,5 cm;
Satyre jouant avec une bacchante, 1874, huile sur toile, 159 × 193 cm;
Une séance du jury de peinture au Salon des artistes français, 1885, huile sur toile, 299 × 419 cm
Le Docteur Péan enseignant à l'hôpital Saint-Louis sa découverte du pincement des vaisseaux, ou Avant l'opération, 1887, huile sur toile, 242 × 188 cm;
Portrait de Mademoiselle Valtesse de La Bigne, 1887, huile sur toile, 200 × 122 cm;
Portrait de Mlle Valtesse de La Bigne (1879), Paris, musée d'Orsay.
À La République française, 1890, huile sur toile, 145 × 217 cm;
Le Couronnement de Nicolas II et de l'impératrice Alexandra Féodorowna en l'église de l'Assomption de Moscou, 1896, huile sur toile, 115,5 × 151 cm.
Palais Cambon, Cour des comptes : Allégorie de la Justice, 1910, plafond de l'escalier d'honneur.
Palais de l'Élysée : La France accueillant l'Abondance, 1907, plafond.
Petit Palais : La Naissance de Vénus, 1907, huile sur toile, 146 × 200 cm.
Sorbonne, amphithéâtre Lefebvre53 : L'Arc en ciel, 1896, huile sur panneau.
L'Arc en ciel (1896), Paris, Sorbonne, amphithéâtre Lefebvre.
Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique, grand foyer :
Le Ballet comique de la Reine, 1897, huile sur panneau ;
La Foire de la Saint Laurent, huile sur panneau.
Pau, musée des Beaux-Arts : Échaudoir, 1879, huile sur toile, 55 × 46 cm
Reims, musée des Beaux-Arts : L'Attente trompée, 1890, huile sur toile, 51,3 × 44,6 cm
Saint-Quentin, musée Antoine-Lécuyer : Portrait présumé de William Busnach, vers 1880, pastel sur papier, 71 × 51 cm.
Strasbourg, musée d'Art moderne et contemporain : Portrait de Gustave Schlumberger, 1887, huile sur toile, 24,2 × 19 cm
Versailles, musée de l'Histoire de France : Distribution des récompenses aux exposants par le Président Sadi Carnot, à la suite de l'Exposition de 1889, le 29 septembre 1889 au palais de l'Industrie, le défilé des colonies françaises, 1897, huile sur toile, 615 × 982 cm.
Vizille, musée de la Révolution française : Rouget de Lisle et soldats de la République, 1887, huile sur toile, 120 × 140 cm.
Taiwan :
Église de la Trinité, 1899, huile sur toile, 190 x 84,5 cm, Tainan, Chimei Museum
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