"Paul Merwart 1855-1902 Tunisia, The Port Of Sousse, Inauguration Of Port Works, Large Painting"
Paul MERWARTMarianovka (Russian Empire), 1855 - Saint-Pierre (France, Martinique). French-Polish painter
Tunisia, Sousse, the inauguration of the port works in 1899
Painting, oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Annotated on the back: "Paul Merwart (1855-1902) / Preliminary sketch / Tunisia port of Sousse / inauguration of the new works (1898 [date corrected to 1899])"
Panoramic painting: 110 x 63 cm
Unframed
This painting is undoubtedly a project for the decoration of the Tunisian Pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900 in Paris for which Paul Merwart decorated numerous pavilions (Oceanian diorama, Indochina pavilion, Guyana pavilion).
Paul Merwart, painter of the colonies in 1896 and marine painter in 1899, traveled to Tunisia in 1899. He likely attended the inauguration of the port works at Sousse on April 25, 1899, by Camille Krantz (1848-1924), Minister of Public Works; Mr. Legrand, Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior; Mr. Mougeot, Under-Secretary of State for Posts and Telegraphs; and René Millet (1849-1919), French Resident General in Tunisia. The festivities drew 6,500 people.
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