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Jean-Gabriel DomergueJean-Gabriel Domergue, early original oil painting of two lovers1925
1925
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£6,500
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Jean Gabriel Domergue (French, 1889 – 1962)
‘Scene Gallante’
Oil on canvas
25 x 29in. (63.5 x 74cm.) (Octagonal shape)
Executed circa 1925
Provenance: Gallerie du Carlton, Cannes
The collection of Janet and Thomas Howard, Cannes, Villa Domergue, Cannes.
Literature: Reproduced in the catalogue raisonee by Mr. Ne Willer
Jean-Gabriel Domergue was a French painter often described as “the inventor of the pin-up” for his wide-eyed, slender-necked portraits of Parisian women from the 1920s. He was born on March 4, 1889 in Bordeaux, France and studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the age of 17, he exhibited works at the Salon des Artistes Français and in 1920, was awarded the prestigious Prix de Rome. Though he started his career as a painter of landscapes, by the 1920s he devoted himself entirely to portraits of women, ultimately painting over 3,000 images over the course of his life. He was a sought-after portraitist in aristocratic circles and also worked as a designer for notable couturiers, including Paul Poiret and Henry Marque. In 1955, Domergue was appointed curator at the Jacquemart-André Museum in Paris, and was later named a Knight of the Legion of Honor and Fellow of the Academy of Fine Arts. He died November 16, 1962 in Paris, France.
This is a large and important example that isn’t simply one of his ‘nudey cutey’ studies. It is in the catalogue raisonee in production by Noe Willer.
- Creator:Jean-Gabriel Domergue (1889-1962, French)
- Creation Year:1925
- Dimensions:Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:Oil on canvas, Pinned to a board. Surface dirt and varnish discolouration. Some good impasto. Cracquelure. • In a newly white wood textured frame.
- Gallery Location:Petworth, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU54038645402
Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Jean-Gabriel Domergue was born in Bordeaux in 1889. As a talented and precocious young painter, Domergue was already exhibiting works at seventeen for the Salon Des Artistes Français in Paris. In 1913, he was awarded the prestigious Second Prize of Rome, later winning the gold medal in the 1920 show. Domergue painted over 3000 portraits during his lifetime, from nude portrayals of fashionable actresses and young dancers to prized aristocratic sitters, such as Liane de Pougy and Nadine, the Baroness of Rothschild. Domergue not only transformed the representation of women in paint, but held an important role in the evolution of women’s fashion in France from the 1930’s onwards, designing dresses and hats for numerous famous couturiers including Paul Poiret and Henry Marque. Domergue was made Knight of the Legion of Honour and a Fellow of the French Academy of Fine Arts.
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