St. Martin dans les Forets Tourangelles
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Title
St. Martin dans les Forets Tourangelles
Subject
Oil Painting
Description
Abstract Expressionism c. 1955
Oil on canvas
School of Paris
Signature: LR
Louis Marchand des Raux was born in Touraine in 1904 and went to the south of France in 1920. He started to paint in 1934 and was completely self-taught. An eminent collector, Adolphe Schloss, encouraged him and purchased his first canvases. He was the chief landscapist at the chateau "Ile-de-France" belonging to the Baronne Ephrussi de Rothschild. His work reflects the rich colors of the flowers that surrounded him. He exhibited widely in France, London and Italy.
Old Accession Number: SL-2D-Marchand des Raux-3
Oil on canvas
School of Paris
Signature: LR
Louis Marchand des Raux was born in Touraine in 1904 and went to the south of France in 1920. He started to paint in 1934 and was completely self-taught. An eminent collector, Adolphe Schloss, encouraged him and purchased his first canvases. He was the chief landscapist at the chateau "Ile-de-France" belonging to the Baronne Ephrussi de Rothschild. His work reflects the rich colors of the flowers that surrounded him. He exhibited widely in France, London and Italy.
Old Accession Number: SL-2D-Marchand des Raux-3
Creator
Louis Marchand des Raux (1902-2000)
Source
Gift from Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Silverman
Date
1980
Relation
One of 21 Oil Paintings in the Silverman Collection (1980.8.1 - 1980.8.21)
Format
32 x 25.5
Identifier
1980.8.15
Files
Collection
Citation
Louis Marchand des Raux (1902-2000), “St. Martin dans les Forets Tourangelles,” LLB Galleries, accessed November 19, 2024, https://artgalleries.milne-library.org/items/show/184.