Nicolas Auguste Laurens (pontailler-sur-saône, 1829-1908), Women Picking Flowers
Nicolas Auguste Laurens (Pontailler-sur-Saône, 1829-1908)
Women picking flowers
Oil on canvas, cm 56x45
Signed "LAURENS" on the bottom left
On the back of the canvas inscription that shows the address of the painter’s studio "Rue Coquillière n° 14"
We have little information on the first stage of the training of the painter from Burgundy, Nicolas Auguste Laurens; however, we know that his artistic debut coincided with the national exhibition of fine arts in Dijon in 1858. Moving to a permanent establishment in Paris in 1859, from the early 1860s the painter actively frequented the studio of Thomas Couture (Senlis, 21 December 1815 - Villiers-le-Bel, 30 March 1879), particularly appreciated by the French aristocracy and bourgeoisie of the second half of the nineteenth century; from Couture, Laurens learned the dictates of French academicism, that was based on the very personal and original elaboration of the models of the ancient Italian masters - with particular reference to Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese - and Flemish - we need only think of the undeniable references to the production of Rubens and Van Dyck -. Laurens regularly participates in major cultural events and the most prestigious exhibitions in France: is not only present at the Paris Salon, where he exhibits mainly female nudes or mythological canvases, including Nocturne (1890), La chaine rompue (1902), A la source (1903), Sous le vieux saule (1904), Margarita (1905), Le frisson (1906), Nymphéa (1907), but also to a wide range of other high-profile exhibitions, including those in Lille (1866), Rouen (1906) and Le Havre (1902, 1905). Several of the artist’s paintings are currently kept in some of the most prestigious French museum institutions: think of L'Abandonnée at the Musée de Beaux-Arts in Dijon and Le Chant at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Pau.
Women picking flowers
Oil on canvas, cm 56x45
Signed "LAURENS" on the bottom left
On the back of the canvas inscription that shows the address of the painter’s studio "Rue Coquillière n° 14"
We have little information on the first stage of the training of the painter from Burgundy, Nicolas Auguste Laurens; however, we know that his artistic debut coincided with the national exhibition of fine arts in Dijon in 1858. Moving to a permanent establishment in Paris in 1859, from the early 1860s the painter actively frequented the studio of Thomas Couture (Senlis, 21 December 1815 - Villiers-le-Bel, 30 March 1879), particularly appreciated by the French aristocracy and bourgeoisie of the second half of the nineteenth century; from Couture, Laurens learned the dictates of French academicism, that was based on the very personal and original elaboration of the models of the ancient Italian masters - with particular reference to Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese - and Flemish - we need only think of the undeniable references to the production of Rubens and Van Dyck -. Laurens regularly participates in major cultural events and the most prestigious exhibitions in France: is not only present at the Paris Salon, where he exhibits mainly female nudes or mythological canvases, including Nocturne (1890), La chaine rompue (1902), A la source (1903), Sous le vieux saule (1904), Margarita (1905), Le frisson (1906), Nymphéa (1907), but also to a wide range of other high-profile exhibitions, including those in Lille (1866), Rouen (1906) and Le Havre (1902, 1905). Several of the artist’s paintings are currently kept in some of the most prestigious French museum institutions: think of L'Abandonnée at the Musée de Beaux-Arts in Dijon and Le Chant at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Pau.
1 800 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Good condition
Material: Oil painting
Length: 56
Width: 45
Reference (ID): 1566783
Availability: In stock
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