Saint-jean Simon (1808 – 1860) – Bouquet Of Flowers – Oil On Cardboard, Signed

Superb miniature painting, representing a bouquet of flowers in front of ruins. The wide open flowers, roses, dahlias and daisies, stand out vividly against the gray background. Simon Saint-Jean, a painter who excelled in flowers, shows here that he is capable of creating scenes of very small dimensions as well as on larger surfaces.
The frame respects the original proportions: we see at the back that the thick cardboard panel is larger than the painted part.
The work is signed lower left. Excellent condition, without restorations, clean. Neat, clean modern surroundings.

Simon Sant-Jean was born in Lyon on October 14, 1808. His early gifts led him to be admitted to the School of Fine Arts in 1823. He obtained a gold medal in Paris in 1826, then specialized in the design of church ornaments, gold and silk embroidery, with the main themes of vines, grapes, ears of wheat and flowers. lily. In 1837, he married Caroline Jeanne Marie Belmont, poet, who encouraged him to pursue a career as an artist. Admired by the poet Lamartine, success smiled upon him: London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Warsaw welcomed him in turn. His very meticulous art wonderfully highlights botany which was very fashionable at the time. He died in Ecully on July 3, 1860.
His fame became international. He left more than 200 paintings, the majority abroad, 5 to the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon, but also to the Louvre Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Rouen and the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg .
His works have been the subject of numerous public sales.

Work visible in the gallery (07240)
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