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Paul Louis DelanceAcademic master drawing: Allegorical Scene artist in Musée d'Orsayca 1870
ca 1870
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A fascinating allegorical scene by French master Paul-Louis Delance (1848–1924), an artist known for the allegorical and history paintings. His grandfather was the Count Joseph van Roosebeck from Belgium. Delance studied under both Jean-Leon Gérôme and Léon Bonnat at the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris. During the turbulent years at the end of the 1860’s he became more and more politically aware and in 1870 he joined the army. This may have been influential on the present work of art: in it we see France, injured and in ruins, in spite of Justice, who is on her side, in the foreground. The spirit of the swarthy Gaul however seems unbroken and set on revenge. You can perceive pickle helmets among the headwear of the soldiers in the second plan.
The drawing is likely to have been painted just at the end of the Franco Prussian war of 1870-71, when France was defeated. It is likely a preliminary work for a large paining or fresco in a town hall or other municipal building.
After his commission Delance travelled extensively through Europe eventually settling back in France. His artistic style flourished within the academic milieu of the French third republic and he was awarded a mention honorable at the Salon of 1880. Not only was he making great progress in his artistic career, he also managed to secure great personal happiness by marrying his student Julie Feurgard in 1886. Two years later in 1888 his life and career changed completely when both his daughter Alice was born and he exhibited la Légende de Saint Denis at the Salon. The later earned the artist the much-coveted first-class medal.
Delance's work is today in various museum collections, with numerous works in the National Museum Wales, and can be found in Paris in the Musée Carnavalet, and the Museé d'Orsay. A painting by the artist was sold by Christie's in 2016 for £218.000.
Drawing size visible in the mount 45 x 59 cm. Framed size 62.5 x 76.5 cm in a more recent frame. The drawing will be shipped without the glass in the frame for safety.
- Creator:Paul Louis Delance (1848 - 1924, French)
- Creation Year:ca 1870
- Dimensions:Height: 24.61 in (62.5 cm)Width: 30.12 in (76.5 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
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- Condition:Drawing cleaned and lined with kozo. Frame with light wear and tear.
- Gallery Location:Norwich, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU991311981052
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