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Grand Nu (Marinette), Le Cannet - Henri Lebasque (1865 - 1937)

Henri Lebasque (1865 - 1937)

Grand Nu (Marinette), Le Cannet

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Oil on canvas
73 x 92 cm (28 ³/₄ x 36 ¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Lebasque
Executed in 1934
 

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  • Provenance

    Mme Henri Lebasque.
    Stramezzi collection, 1938
    Klopfer Fine Art, Geneva, 1999
    Stair Sainty Matthiesen Gallery, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000

  • Exhibitions

    Venice, La Biennale di Venezia XXI, 1938, no. 32
    Paris, Musée Galliera, Exposition Rétrospective Henri Lebasque, 16 June - 9 July 1952, no. 100 (illustrated)

  • Literature

    D. Bazetoux, Henri Lebasque, Catalogue Raisonné, Neuilly-sur-Marne 2008, vol. I, no. 1070 (illustrated, p. 268)

  • Description

    Celebrated Post-Impressionist artist Henri Lebasque (1865-1937) was born in Maine-et-Loire, France and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He was influenced by Pierre Bonnard, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Renoir and Edouard Vuillard amongst others. His palette is very luminous and colourful capturing the diffusion of natural light in his paintings.

    Executed in 1934, this work is a wonderful example of Lebasque’s nude paintings. The painting opens onto an intimate scene depicting a young woman resting during a hot summer day. The wide opened door leads us into her garden. By the application of airy brushstrokes, we can imagine hearing the sound of the birds in the growing vegetation and the breeze entering the premises. 

Artist's Biography

Henri Lebasque