Portrait of a young woman, circa 1935

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Mercédès LEGRAND (1893-1945) Portrait of a young woman ; assumed to be the artist's daughter, circa 1935 Oil on panel (carton bouilli) Signed lower left 36 x 29 cm Born in Spain in 1893 to Belgian parents, Mercédès Legrand was a painter, poet and art critic. She trained as an artist at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 1916 to 1919, after which the town of Nassogne commissioned her to create a war memorial, inaugurated in 1920. It was the first Belgian memorial designed by a woman. The artist met the painter and art critic Roger van Gindertael , who was to become her husband. Together, they founded the arts magazine Hélianthe , with which Marcel Baugniet was also associated. In 1925, the couple moved to Paris before separating. Mercédès Legrand frequented the Parisian artistic and literary avant-garde. She devoted herself to painting and writing, and published two collections of poems: Horcajo and Géographies. Her first monographic exhibition was held at the Fermé la nuit gallery in 1928. In 1934, Mercédès Legrand, considered the heiress of Marie Laurencin , took part in the second Portraits contemporains exhibition organized by the Galerie de Paris, for which Jacques-Emile Blanche wrote the preface to the catalog. Mercédès Legrand also exhibited regularly at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Tuileries. She represented Belgium at the exhibition Les Femmes artistes d'Europe exposent at the Jeu de Paume in 1937. This was the first French exhibition devoted exclusively to contemporary women artists such as Marie Laurencin, Tamara de Lempicka, Suzanne Valadon and Natalia Goncharova. The artist left Paris for Limoges when her second husband Edmond Kayser was appointed head of the Musée Adrien-Dubouché and the École nationale d'art décoratif. During her lifetime, her paintings were well received by critics. The work presented here is a portrait of one of the artist's two daughters, Marie-Claire or Antoinette. Mercédès Legrand often used them as models, treating them with great tenderness.

Creator:
Mercedes Legrand (1893 - 1945, Belgian)
Creation Year:
circa 1935
Dimensions:
Height: 14.18 in (36 cm)Width: 11.42 in (29 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
Medium:
Oil
Movement & Style:
French School
Period:
1930-1939
Condition:
Very good condition except for a tiny line at the bottom visible in the photos.
Gallery Location:
PARIS, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2661215406842

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