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Henry Pierre Picou, The Birth of Venus, Signed 1875 Oil on Canvas Painting

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Start price: $1,600

Estimated price: $2,000 - $3,000

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Description

Keywords: French Academic, Neoclassical, Neo Grec, Birth Of Venus, Venus, Cupid, Mythological, Classical, French School, Academic Art, 19th Century, Oil On Canvas, Figurative

Summary:
Henry Pierre Picou (French, 1824–1895), The Birth of Venus, 1875. Oil on canvas painting depicting Venus emerging from the sea accompanied by Cupid, set against a dramatic coastal background. Signed and dated 1875.

Henry-Pierre Picou was a French Neoclassical and Neo-Grec painter known for his mythological and history paintings. Picou studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Swiss academic painter Charles (Marc-Charles) Gleyre (1806–1874). Gleyre was a prominent teacher whose students included Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. The Swiss master’s precise draughtsmanship and approach to perspective were influential upon his students, including Picou.

At the École, Picou became associated with fellow artists Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), Jean-Louis Hamon (1821–1874) and Gustave Boulanger (1824–1888), with whom he became associated with the French Neo-Grec movement. The Neoclassicists looked to the grandeur and formality of Greek and Roman antiquity, mythology and history in contrast to the earlier Rococo tradition.
Measurement: Art: 21 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. (55.2 x 46.4 cm.) approx

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Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all photographs and, when possible, examine items in person prior to bidding. Photographs form an integral part of each lot’s description. The absence of a condition report, notation, or reference to damage does not imply that an item is free from defects, restoration, wear, or other condition issues. All items are sold as is, where is, and may show signs of age, use, wear, repair, or prior restoration. By placing a bid, bidders acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.
Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions.  Accordingly, works are sold as  ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.