Antique Original Oil Painting Architectural City Scape Paris, -Signed, 1884

Description: Antique Original Oil Painting Architectural City Scape Paris, -Signed, 1884 Water front view of the Le Pont Sully bridge in Paris, as it was in 1884.City skyline along the sides of the river shown in full detail with towering spires and peaked roofs.Along the water walk, figures lean against the railing watching a docked steamship collecting passengers. The bridge across is busy with trolleys and pedestrians crossing each way. The frame and painting are one.A block of wood has been carved in high relief, with great leaves of green gilt ivy wrapping around the outside of the frame and a flat surface planed for the painting. Central ornament done in high relief as well, a coat of arms topped by crown, inside of a sailing ship and Latin motto underneath in the banner. Signed lower right, Glaise- Georges Glaise, Lyon SchoolOil on wood 16 1/4" X 11 1/4" The Lyon School is a term for a group of French artists which gathered around Paul Chenavard. It was founded by Pierre Revoil, one of the representatives of the Troubadour style. It included Victor Orsel, Louis Janmot and Hippolyte Flandrin, and was nicknamed "the prison of painting" by Charles Baudelaire. It was principally inspired by philosophical-moral and religious themes, and as a current was closely related to the British Pre-Raphaelite painters and poets. Recognized at the Salon of 1819, the school was consecrated 16 February 1851 by the creation of the gallery of painters from Lyon (galerie des Artistes lyonnais) at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon Between 1890 and 1909 a younger generation of artists of divers inspirations would become associated with L'École de Lyon (or École lyonnaise) exhibiting at the Le Salon in Lyon (Salon de la Société Lyonnaise des Beaux-Arts): artists such as Joanny Arlin, Philippe Audras, Jean Bardon, Alexandre Baudin, André Baudin, Camille Bouvagne, Marguerite Brun, Jean-Louis Chorel (fr), Anna Dugoin, Marie Saubiez-Euler, Pierre Euler, Étienne Victor Exbrayat (fr), Horace Antoine Fonville (fr), Marie Giron, Georges Glaise, Gustave Karcher, Marthe Koch, Théodore Lévigne, Jules Medard, Hugues Méray, Alphonse Muscat, Henry Oberkampff, Edouard Paupin, Victor-Philippe Flipsen (Philipsen), Louis Piot , Henri Ray, Henri Raynaud, Ernest Roman, Jean Seignemartin, Glaudius Seignol, Gabriel Trévoux, and Louis Vollen. As found: Painting has two horizontal splits which have been repaired by prior owners. There is some cracks in a few of the ivy leaves and some losses to the gilding. Painting surface has a few areas of losses and minor dust. Looks great and ready to hang.

Price: 550 USD

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