Léopold Survage (1879-1968) - Un ange
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Un ange, an original pencil drawing by Léopold Survage (France, 1940–1950), 36 × 30 cm, signed by hand.
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Léopold SURVAGE (1879-1968)
An Angel
Pencil drawing
Work dimensions: 15 x 12 cm
Signed bottom right
Provenance: Collection of Norman painter Michel Saillour.
Drawing in pristine condition
As framing is included, it cannot be covered by insurance during transport.
Dimensions with frame: 36 x 30 cm
Original work delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Buy with complete confidence!
Léopold Sturzwage, called Léopold Survage, was born in Moscow (Russia) in 1879. He began an apprenticeship in a piano factory. In 1901, he began artistic training at the Moscow State Art and Design Academy (1901-1906), where he met Larionov and Malevich. Léopold Survage participated in the Russian avant-garde exhibitions “Stephanos” (1907) and the “Valet de carreau” in 1910. He settled in Paris in 1908 where, while painting, he worked as a piano tuner until 1915. His pictorial world prefigures the Surrealist universe and delighted Apollinaire.
After a period of experimentation where he explored Cézannean construction rules and Cubism, he painted abstract watercolors he called “Color Rhythms” and envisaged displaying them before a camera to create a “pictorial symphony,” akin to music. This project, interrupted by the outbreak of war, never came to fruition. His first solo exhibition was organized in Paris during the First World War (1917).
Survage painted very colorful canvases, figurative and symbolic compositions, where he abolished the rules of traditional perspective; the figures are schematic and most often set in an urban environment. He would be a founding member of the Section d’Or (Gleizes, Archipenko, etc.). From 1919 to 1929, Survage developed his work around themes of the city and its inhabitants, which bear evident ties to Cubism. He created sets and costumes for the Diaghilev Russian ballets (1922).
Léopold Survage obtained French nationality in 1927. The artist now paints figures in the foreground of his canvases, his palette darkens; from the 1930s he used a casein emulsion that keeps colors bright. Survage produced frescoes, book illustrations, and works on paper.
Léopold Survage, who holds an original place among the creators of the School of Paris, died in Paris in 1968.
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Seller's Story
Specialist since 1989 painters of the Ecole Normande - School of Rouen, Art Seine, is an art gallery located in Le Havre where we present works of the 19th, Impressionist and Modern. We scrupulously check the origins of the works and we surround ourselves with all the precautions in use on the art market. We, we are the spokesperson of the seller as the buyer for transactions to be made in the best conditions. Any work sold is accompanied by an invoice and a certificate of authenticity engage our responsibility for a period of 30 years. In collaboration with specialized freight forwarders and carriers we can ensure shipment in France and around the world.
Translated by Google TranslateLéopold SURVAGE (1879-1968)
An Angel
Pencil drawing
Work dimensions: 15 x 12 cm
Signed bottom right
Provenance: Collection of Norman painter Michel Saillour.
Drawing in pristine condition
As framing is included, it cannot be covered by insurance during transport.
Dimensions with frame: 36 x 30 cm
Original work delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Buy with complete confidence!
Léopold Sturzwage, called Léopold Survage, was born in Moscow (Russia) in 1879. He began an apprenticeship in a piano factory. In 1901, he began artistic training at the Moscow State Art and Design Academy (1901-1906), where he met Larionov and Malevich. Léopold Survage participated in the Russian avant-garde exhibitions “Stephanos” (1907) and the “Valet de carreau” in 1910. He settled in Paris in 1908 where, while painting, he worked as a piano tuner until 1915. His pictorial world prefigures the Surrealist universe and delighted Apollinaire.
After a period of experimentation where he explored Cézannean construction rules and Cubism, he painted abstract watercolors he called “Color Rhythms” and envisaged displaying them before a camera to create a “pictorial symphony,” akin to music. This project, interrupted by the outbreak of war, never came to fruition. His first solo exhibition was organized in Paris during the First World War (1917).
Survage painted very colorful canvases, figurative and symbolic compositions, where he abolished the rules of traditional perspective; the figures are schematic and most often set in an urban environment. He would be a founding member of the Section d’Or (Gleizes, Archipenko, etc.). From 1919 to 1929, Survage developed his work around themes of the city and its inhabitants, which bear evident ties to Cubism. He created sets and costumes for the Diaghilev Russian ballets (1922).
Léopold Survage obtained French nationality in 1927. The artist now paints figures in the foreground of his canvases, his palette darkens; from the 1930s he used a casein emulsion that keeps colors bright. Survage produced frescoes, book illustrations, and works on paper.
Léopold Survage, who holds an original place among the creators of the School of Paris, died in Paris in 1968.
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Seller's Story
Specialist since 1989 painters of the Ecole Normande - School of Rouen, Art Seine, is an art gallery located in Le Havre where we present works of the 19th, Impressionist and Modern. We scrupulously check the origins of the works and we surround ourselves with all the precautions in use on the art market. We, we are the spokesperson of the seller as the buyer for transactions to be made in the best conditions. Any work sold is accompanied by an invoice and a certificate of authenticity engage our responsibility for a period of 30 years. In collaboration with specialized freight forwarders and carriers we can ensure shipment in France and around the world.
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Artist
Léopold Survage (1879-1968)
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Un ange
Technique
Pencil drawing
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
36 cm
Width
30 cm
Style
Modern
Period
1940-1950
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