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Lot 365:
Description
Keywords: Art Nouveau, Symbolist Painting, Salon Artist, Legion of Honor, French Fine Arts, Nude, Dancing, Circa 1900
Summary:
Lucien Levy-Dhurmer (Algiers 1865 – Le Vesinet 1953) Naked Dancer pastel painting on paper depicting a nude female figure in a graceful, elongated pose. The composition reflects the artist’s Symbolist and Art Nouveau sensibility, with soft modeling, atmospheric coloration, and a dreamlike treatment of form. Levy-Dhurmer was a French Symbolist and Art Nouveau artist whose work included paintings, drawings, ceramics, furniture, and interior design. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1896 and later gained broad recognition in the Paris art world. He was awarded a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 and was appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1902.
Origin:
Artist’s studio – Aguttes, Paintings Auction, December 10, 2004, lot 42
(Present well overall. Minor waviness to the sheet. No glass protection. Bottom section of frame is missing. No major issues noted to the artwork itself aside from light surface undulation.)
Measurement: Visible: 23 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (59.1 x 46.4 cm.), Frame: 29 1/4 x 24 1/2 in. (74.3 x 62.2 cm.) approx
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