Edgard Maxence (1871-1954) - Portrait of Madame Godchaux, 1924

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Edgard Maxence (1871-1954) - Portrait of Madame Godchaux, 1924

Name: Edgard Maxence (1871-1954) - Portrait of Madame Godchaux, 1924
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: GTAEENWZ78
Price: 2200 EUR
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By Gallery Drylewicz

2.200 €

Period 20th century

Style Art Nouveau

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Edgard Maxence (1871-1954)
Portrait Of Madame Godchaux, 1924
Pastel
70 x 54 cm at sight (97 x 81 cm framed)
Signed and dated lower right, titled on the reverse.

A student of Jules-Élie Delaunay and Gustave Moreau at the Paris School of Fine Arts, Edgard Maxence exhibited from 1894 at the Salon des artistes français. After various mentions and a gold medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, he received a gold medal in 1914. His taste for idealized medieval scenes and their symbolist aesthetic earned him an invitation to exhibit at the Salon de la Rosicrucians from 1895 to 1897. His technique combines a relatively thick, masonry paste with a certain purity of lines. Like Armand Point, he uses tempera (Les Fleurs du lac, 1900) or gold backgrounds which accentuate the primitive aspect of mystical scenes despite the realistic treatment of the faces (Concert d'anges, 1897, Beauvais, departmental museum de l'Oise), but he also uses wax mixed with oil. His success encouraged him to multiply portraits and landscapes of symbolist inspiration long after the extinction of this movement. Many of his works are preserved today in the largest museums and in important private collections.

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Additional Information

Condition
Style	Art Nouveau (Pastels of Art Nouveau Style)
Period	20th century (Pastels 20th century)
Country of origin	France
Artist	Edgard Maxence (1871-1954)
Length (cm)	54 (81) cm
Height (cm)	70 (97) cm