Untitled (Festival)
Dublin Core
Title
Untitled (Festival)
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-1.
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-1.
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
25.5 x 32
Identifier
1980.8.13
Files
Collection
Citation
Louis Marchand des Raux (1902-2000), “Untitled (Festival),” LLB Galleries, accessed December 24, 2024, https://artgalleries.milne-library.org/items/show/182.