Henri-Léopold Lévy (1840-1904) - Paysage de Provence
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Henri-Léopold Lévy, Paysage de Provence, 1880, etching on paper, image 24 × 18 cm (with passe‑partout 45 × 40 cm), signed in pencil, in good condition and framed, France, 19th century.
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Artist: Henri-Léopold Lévy (23 September 1840, Nancy – 29 December 1904, Paris)
Title: "Provence Landscape"
Year: 1880
Medium: Etching on paper
Edition:
Image dimensions: 24 x 18 cm in matte: 45 x 40 cm
Signature: in pencil
Condition: good condition (with some visible light brown acid spots, mainly in the surrounding margin)
Henri-Léopold Lévy (23 September 1840, Nancy – 29 December 1904, Paris) was a French painter of Jewish ancestry, known primarily for mythological and Biblical subjects.
Biography
The Death of Orpheus, c. 1870
Young Woman and Death, 1876
He was the son of an interior decorator and embroidery manufacturer. His artistic education began at the École des beaux-arts de Paris, where he worked in the studios of François-Édouard Picot, Alexandre Cabanel and Eugène Fromentin.
His first exhibit at the Salon came in 1865, where he displayed his portrayal of Hecuba, finding the body of her son, Polydorus of Troy, at the seashore. It brought him a first-class medal. Two years later, he received an award for his version of Jehoash of Judah being saved from the slaughter of his family ordered by Athaliah. In 1869 he was given a prize for his "Hebrew Captive Weeping at the Ruins of Jerusalem". In 1872, after showing his portrait of Herodias, he was named a Chevalier in the Legion of Honor.
In addition to his canvases, he created several murals; notably, scenes from the life of Saint Denis at the Church of Saint-Merri, a "Coronation of Charlemagne" (1881) at the Panthéon and an "Essay on the Glories of Burgundy" which fills a panel in the State Hall of Burgundy in Dijon.
Despite being a Chevalier, his career suffered from the anti-Semitism that swept France after the Dreyfus Affair and he lost customers by refusing to sign his paintings with a different name. He was, however, able to continue participating in the Salon until 1903. During this time, he took an extended trip to the Middle East with his friend, Fromentin, and produced several Orientalist works.
He also served as a teacher. Among his notable students one may mention Georges A. L. Boisselier, Henri Dabadie, Lluïsa Vidal and Eugène Trigoulet."
Artist: Henri-Léopold Lévy (23 September 1840, Nancy – 29 December 1904, Paris)
Title: "Provence Landscape"
Year: 1880
Medium: Etching on paper
Edition:
Image dimensions: 24 x 18 cm in matte: 45 x 40 cm
Signature: in pencil
Condition: good condition (with some visible light brown acid spots, mainly in the surrounding margin)
Henri-Léopold Lévy (23 September 1840, Nancy – 29 December 1904, Paris) was a French painter of Jewish ancestry, known primarily for mythological and Biblical subjects.
Biography
The Death of Orpheus, c. 1870
Young Woman and Death, 1876
He was the son of an interior decorator and embroidery manufacturer. His artistic education began at the École des beaux-arts de Paris, where he worked in the studios of François-Édouard Picot, Alexandre Cabanel and Eugène Fromentin.
His first exhibit at the Salon came in 1865, where he displayed his portrayal of Hecuba, finding the body of her son, Polydorus of Troy, at the seashore. It brought him a first-class medal. Two years later, he received an award for his version of Jehoash of Judah being saved from the slaughter of his family ordered by Athaliah. In 1869 he was given a prize for his "Hebrew Captive Weeping at the Ruins of Jerusalem". In 1872, after showing his portrait of Herodias, he was named a Chevalier in the Legion of Honor.
In addition to his canvases, he created several murals; notably, scenes from the life of Saint Denis at the Church of Saint-Merri, a "Coronation of Charlemagne" (1881) at the Panthéon and an "Essay on the Glories of Burgundy" which fills a panel in the State Hall of Burgundy in Dijon.
Despite being a Chevalier, his career suffered from the anti-Semitism that swept France after the Dreyfus Affair and he lost customers by refusing to sign his paintings with a different name. He was, however, able to continue participating in the Salon until 1903. During this time, he took an extended trip to the Middle East with his friend, Fromentin, and produced several Orientalist works.
He also served as a teacher. Among his notable students one may mention Georges A. L. Boisselier, Henri Dabadie, Lluïsa Vidal and Eugène Trigoulet."
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Artist
Henri-Léopold Lévy (1840-1904)
Title of artwork
Paysage de Provence
Technique
Etching
Signature
Hand signed, Plate signed
Country of origin
France
Condition
Good condition
Height
40 cm
Width
45 cm
Weight
500 g
Depiction/theme
Landscape
Style
Impressionism
Sold with frame
Yes
Period
19th century
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