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Oil On Panel: "the Dance" - Luigi Loir (1845–1916)
The Dance, circa 1875.
Oil on panel, 46 × 37.5 cm.
Signed lower right.
Titled by the artist on the reverse.
This work is part of a series of eight decorative panels painted by Luigi Loir to adorn the wood paneling of the private drawing room of Aristide Boucicaut, founder of the Parisian department store Au Bon Marché.
Although created around 1875, the scene depicts figures dressed in 18th-century costumes, reflecting the historicist and decorative taste then in vogue in the interiors of the Parisian upper middle class. The artist develops an intimate style, subtly illustrating a moment of elegant sociability.
This work also served as a model for chromolithographic advertising cards distributed by Le Bon Marché to its clientele, illustrating the early dialogue between art and commercial communication.
This work is listed in the artist's archives by Mr. Noé Willer, confirming its authenticity and prestigious provenance.
Oil on panel, 46 × 37.5 cm.
Signed lower right.
Titled by the artist on the reverse.
This work is part of a series of eight decorative panels painted by Luigi Loir to adorn the wood paneling of the private drawing room of Aristide Boucicaut, founder of the Parisian department store Au Bon Marché.
Although created around 1875, the scene depicts figures dressed in 18th-century costumes, reflecting the historicist and decorative taste then in vogue in the interiors of the Parisian upper middle class. The artist develops an intimate style, subtly illustrating a moment of elegant sociability.
This work also served as a model for chromolithographic advertising cards distributed by Le Bon Marché to its clientele, illustrating the early dialogue between art and commercial communication.
This work is listed in the artist's archives by Mr. Noé Willer, confirming its authenticity and prestigious provenance.
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