Jean Ulysse-Roy (1858–1939) - Portrait de femme dans un arbre - Paysage (NO RESERVE)

We present to you this magnificent oil on canvas depicting a woman sitting in a tree at the water's edge by Jean Ulysse-Roy (1858–1939).

This scene shows a young woman in a pink and blue dress, perched on a branch amid a wooded and verdant landscape.

The work is signed at the bottom left.

It is presented in a richly carved wooden and gilded stucco frame.

Title: Portrait of a Woman in a Tree by the Water's Edge

Medium: Oil on canvas

Artist: Jean Ulysse-Roy (1858–1939)

Artwork size: 53 x 31.5 cm

Total size: 72 x 50 cm

Period: Around 1880

Condition: Good. Old restorations

Frame: Wooden and gilded stucco frame richly carved in generally good condition

Born in Bordeaux on January 6, 1858, the French painter and draftsman Jean Ulysse-Roy (also spelled Ulysse Roy) first trained at the School of Fine Arts in his hometown before entering the prestigious Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Although numerous art-market sources mistakenly place his death in 1891—the year of creation of his famous work Le Petit ramoneur—the historical research proves that he died much later, on June 1, 1939 in Paris.

His multidisciplinary talent expressed itself through large academic compositions, softly brushed oil-on-canvas scenes of interiors or female nudes, but also original formats that fully aligned with the emerging Art Nouveau movement.

A versatile artist rooted in his era, he also led a rich career as a press illustrator during the 1890s, actively collaborating with illustrated periodicals in the capital such as L'Écho du Boulevard or La Libre Parole illustrée.