Description: Pair of impressionist views of the Jardin and Palais de Luxembourg, attributed to Jacques-Émile Blanche: ‘Le Jardin de Luxembourg en été’ and ‘Le Luxembourg, les écoliers’. Oil on painter’s board, French, late 19th century. Dimensions: (été) 13 ¾ x 10 ½ (sight); 22 ½ x 19 (framed); (écoliers) 13 ¾ x 10 ½ (sight); 22 ½ x 19 (framed). Housed in intricately carved wood and gesso frames with a burr finish. Overall excellent condition, minor yellowing to varnish, craquelure throughout. Gallery labels to verso. The attribution to Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861–1942) goes back to (at least) 1957, when they were sold as such by the Redfern Gallery, London (one of London’s premier galleries since its foundation in 1923). They were sold again as Blanche’s by Christie’s, New York in 1984 (29 February, Lot 200). Jane Roberts, author of Blanche’s catalogue raisonné, has informed us that she rejects the attribution to Blanche, and they are not included in the online catalogue she maintains. Whoever the artist, the two paintings are superb and masterful specimens of French impressionism at its height. The dappled light and lush foliage of the horse-chestnuts and plane trees, with the magnificent edifice of the Palais de Luxembourg (onetime home to Catherine de Medicis and now seat of the French Senate), captures the timeless beauty and elegance of the Luxembourg gardens, then as now an oasis in the heart of Paris.
Price: 8000 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-12-05T20:48:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: 50 USD
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Type: Painting
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Size: Medium
Item Height: 22 1/2 in
Theme: Landscape
Style: Impressionism
Material: Oil on board
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Framing: Framed
Subject: Gardens
Item Width: 19 in
Handmade: Yes
