Charles Henry Tenré (1854-1926) - View Of The Palace Of Versailles From The Place d'Armes

Charles Henry Tenré (14 Oct. 1854 - 29 Jan. 1926), View of the Palace of Versailles from the Place d’Armes, c. 1904, oil on canvas, 2,15 x 2,88 m

These two large decorative panels are very much representative of Henry Tenré’s art. The French painter was fond of landscape paintings and of royal palaces (Versailles, Fontainebleau) which he exhibited many times during his long career.

Henry Tenré received a solid training in Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre’s studio at the Julian Academy from 1875 to 1885. Then he studied under the multi-medallist landscape painter Edmond Yon. As a member of the Société du Salon des Artistes Français, he exhibited from 1883 to his death. Henry Tenré was renowned for his large decorative landscapes, his interior scenes of intimate atmosphere (Jacques Doucet’s mansion rue Spontini), theatrical performances and portraits of the high society (Princess Georges de Radziwill, The baroness Gustave de Rothschild, Mrs H. Machiels, Miss de Thézillat).