Large Portrait Of A Spanish Woman Painted In Chaville In 1913 By Emile Marie Beaume

EMILE MARIE BEAUME, A RENOWNED ARTIST, PAINTER, ENGRAVER, AND FRENCHMAN, WAS BORN IN PEZENAS
ON APRIL 28, 1888, AND DIED IN PARIS IN 1967.
FROM CHILDHOOD ON, HIS FAMILY IMMERSED HIM IN A RICH CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC ENVIRONMENT,
HIS FATHER, GEORGES BEAUME—A NOVELIST AND ART CRITIC, A CLOSE FRIEND OF ALPHONSE DAUDET,as well as Pierre Loti and Marshal Lyautey, nurtured the imagination of the young Émile, which would develop very quickly;
Passionate about drawing, Émile MarieENROLLED AT THE ÉCOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS IN PARIS IN THE STUDIOS OF CORMON AND ALPHONSE DECHENAULT AND HONED HIS SKILLS IN PORTRAIT PAINTING IN THE STUDIO OF MARCEL BASCHET  (1862–1941)
IN 1913, AT THE AGE OF 25, WHILE STUDYING IN PARIS,  HE PAINTED AND LIVED IN CHAVILLE, AWAY FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF PARIS;
THIS PORTRAIT, AN EARLY WORK, DEPICTS A YOUNG WOMAN COVERED BY A MANTLET, AND HOLDING A FAN, IN WHICH ONE CAN DISTINGUISH A PAINTING INSPIRED BY GOYA’S “MAJA DESNUDA”
ON THE BACK, THE PORTRAIT IS DEDICATED TO: “L. MILHASSON, TENDER HEART, CHAVILLE” MILHAUSSON 1913
THIS WORKFITS WITHIN A SPANISH AESTHETIC THAT DEMONSTRATES THE REMARKABLE MASTERY OF PORTRAIT PAINTING IN ITS INTERPRETATION BY AN ARTIST OF GREAT STATE.
IN 1921, ÉMILE BEAUME WAS AWARDED THE FIRST GRAND PRIX DE ROME FOR A PAINTING TITLED
" THE BURIAL OF SAINT ANTHONY'
DURING HIS STAY IN ROME, HE CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT HIS WORKS AT THE SALON, AND UPON HIS RETURN TO FRANCE, HE COMPLETED NUMEROUS COMMISSIONS FOR WALL DECORATIONS AND FRESCOES FOR BANKS,
CASINOS,   PRIVATE MANSIONS, SCHOOLS, AND CITY HALLS
FROM 1921 TO 1932, HE WAS A DRAWING INSTRUCTOR AT THE MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DES GOBELINS.
In 1986, the Galerie d’Aragon in Montpellier dedicated a retrospective exhibition to him
His works were on display at the Musée de Pézenas and at theCHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN PARIS
THE PORTRAIT IS PRESENTED IN A GILDED WOODEN FRAME MEASURING 82 X 95 cm from PERPIGNAN
IT IS SIGNED IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER: EMILE MARIE BEAUME
IN #1948  EMILE  BEAUME PEINT  THE RESIDENSE OF THE KING OF MAROC