Eloy Vincent Watercolor Epithalamium Poem Embarkation For Cythera Marriage Art Nouveau Rt1388

Framed watercolor on paper, under glass, depicting a poem signed Chabrier and illustrated by Eloy Vincent, dedicated to Octave Pagès.
The work is titled: EPITHALAME; it is a lyric poem composed for a wedding in praise of the newlyweds. The illustration of the poem represents the voyage to Cythera, which symbolizes the island of love dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite.
The composition is typically Art Nouveau, corresponding to the date of execution: November 1903.
Dated under the signature: Eloy Vincent, lower left.
Condition: as found, the paper has yellowed with age and a fold reveals a lighter demarcation (see photos).
Dimensions with frame: 45.5 x 38.5 cm.
Watercolor dimensions: 29 x 22 cm.
Weight: 1.635 kg.

Biography:
ALBERT ELOY-VINCENT (1868-1945) Born in Montpellier in 1868 and died in 1945, he was a painter, journalist, and caricaturist of Jaurès in Paris. This native of Montpellier became director of the School of Fine Arts and curator of the museum in Nîmes after 1914.
During the golden age of artistic creation in Nîmes between the two World Wars, he drew and painted numerous Landscapes, portraits and satirical caricatures of local figures, inspired poems, illustrated books, and active participation in the city's intellectual life.

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