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Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier (1886-1915) A mountain Lake, oil on canvas signed

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Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier
Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier (1886-1915) A mountain Lake, oil on canvas signed
circa 1910

$1,322.78List Price

About the Item

Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier (1886-1915) A mountain Lake, signed with the monogram EEL on the lower left Oil on canvas laid down on carboard 37 x 44.5 cm In good condition, except traces of pinholes on the left and right sides, traces that probably correspond to an old mounting of the canvas on a stretcher. In a modern frame : 45 x 53 cm It is very interesting to find this work by a young artist who was killed in action at the age of 28. The work is of great modernity and freedom of touch. The harmony of colours and the subject obviously recall the art of the Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler (1853-1918), a contemporary of the artist who may have influenced him. One can only dream of what might have become of this promising young artist if the war had not mowed him down, making him famous for his letters rather than for his art, which is obviously unfair. What remains is this peaceful lake with its modern and soothing harmonies, far from the tragedy that awaited the young painter. Eugène Lemercier (7 November 1886 – 6 April 1915) was a French artist and soldier in World War I. His letters to his mother are a first-hand account of the war, and are preserved in the National Library of Ireland. He is believed to be the subject of Wallace Stevens' poem "The Death of a Soldier". Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier was born in Paris on 7 November 1886. He was the son of Marguerite O’Hagan and Eugène-Augustin Lemercier. His grandmother was the Irish portrait artist Harriet Osborne O'Hagan, and his mother was also an artist. His father died before Lemercier was born. Lemercier entered the École des Beaux-Arts at age fifteen. He left the École in 1906 to join the army to complete his military service. Lemercier won a number of government prizes for his paintings between 1906 and 1914, for pieces such as La Contemplation (Study for 'Contemplation'), which is held by the National Gallery of Ireland.. He begun a new work, when he was drafted into the army after the outbreak of World War I. Lemercier's military service began in 1906 when he joined the 106th Regiment of infantry in Chalons-sur-Marne. As Lemercier was enrolled in higher education, his service was just one year. After his drafting back into the army in August 1914, he wrote to his mother almost every day from 4 August 1914 until 6 April 1915. He also wrote to his grandmother, and to a circle of friends. During September and October, Lemercier was in what he called "the zone of the horrors", during which time he received no correspondence and he wrote in his diary. His writings are held by the National Library of Ireland (NLI), as a first-hand testimony of the war. He disappeared, presumed dead, during the Battle of Les Éparges in April 1915. The collection in the NLI consists of 263 letters and postcards, two journals and photographs, as well as letters from his mother about his correspondence and artworks.The letters were published as Lettres d'un soldat : août 1914-avril 1915.

Creator:
Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier (1886 - 1915, French)
Creation Year:
circa 1910
Dimensions:
Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)Width: 17.52 in (44.5 cm)
Medium:
Oil
Movement & Style:
Post-Impressionist
Period:
1910-1919
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
Seller: Inv 4641stDibs: LU1112210451252

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