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Michel SimonidyLe Secret - Art Nouveau Figures in Landscape Oil Painting by Michel Simonidy1916
1916
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£13,275
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Signed and dated Art Nouveau oil on board figures in landscape by Romanian painter Michel Simonidy. The piece depicts an autumnal scene with two women standing beside a fountain at nightfall. One lady is turned away from the artist, whispering in her friend's ear.
Signature:
Signed and dated 1916 lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 36"x32.5"
Unframed: 29"x25.5"
Provenance:
Private collection - France
Mihail Simonidi or, in French, Michel Simonidy (8 March 1870, Bucharest - 7 February 1933, Paris) was a Romanian painter, designer and decorator of Greek descent who worked in the Art Nouveau style.
He came from a Greek family that had settled in Muntenia and was originally named Menelas Simonides.
In Paris, he was a pupil of Léon Bonnat and Gabriel Ferrier and was best known for his genre scenes and nudes. He received an honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle (1889). His "Death of Mithridates" also won a medal at the Salon, where he exhibited from 1908 to 1912.
As did most of those who worked in the Art Nouveau style, he designed numerous posters, including advertising for Braun-Clément & Cie. (photographers) and Le Figaro as well as one for a performance of Théodora by Victorien Sardou, starring Sarah Bernhardt. He occasionally collaborated with Jean de Paleologu (known as "Pal").
He returned to Romania intermittently to do interiors. His best-known work involved decorations for the Hall of Honor and the ceiling of the boardroom at the CEC Palace, designed by the French architect, Paul Gottereau [ro]. The ceiling depicts Fortuna and the Romanians following the War of Independence. A study for the mural won a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle (1900).
His portraits of King Carol I and Queen Elisabeth were destroyed by the Communist régime. In 2004, the contents of his studio were auctioned off at the Hôtel Drouot.
Museum and Gallery Holdings:
Bucharest (Muz. National de Arta al României): Death of Mithridates
- Creator:Michel Simonidy (1870 - 1933, Romanian)
- Creation Year:1916
- Dimensions:Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 32.5 in (82.55 cm)
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- Condition:Very good original condition.
- Gallery Location:Marlow, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: LFA02641stDibs: LU415315495462
Michel Simonidy
Michel Simonidy, an artist active in France, was a painter of historical subjects, genre scenes, figures, nudes, portraits, landscapes and still life. He used to realize the works in gouache, watercolor, pastels as well as illustrations. He was one of the pupils of Léon Bonnat, Fernand Humbert and Gabriel Ferrier and obtained the mention at the Universal Exposition in 1889 and a silver medal at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Simonidy became Chevalier of the Honour Legion in 1901.
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