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GROUP PORTRAIT OF PARISIENNE WOMEN,GASTON BETHUNE,Large Historical German Art Print,1893 Antique Wood Engraving
GROUP PORTRAIT OF PARISIENNE WOMEN,GASTON BETHUNE,Large Historical German Art Print,1893 Antique Wood Engraving Collectible Art Print
Approximate
Size of Plate without borders: 17
1/2 x
11 1/2
Ins
Approximate
Overall Size of Plate: 16
1/4
x 21 1/4
Ins
DESCRIPTION:
Gaston Béthune (1857-1897) Gaston Béthune is a landscape painter
from the French school. He was born in 1857 in Paris and died in Auteuril (a
suburb of Paris) in 1897. Béthune began his formal studies with landscape
painter Jules Achille Noel (1815-1881). He would continue is studies with historical
painter Léon Bonnat (1833-1922) and watercolorist Pierre-François-
Eugéne Giraud (1806-1881) at the Beaux-Art Academie. Béthune debuted
at the Paris Salon of 1876 and soon became an important figure and regular contributor
to the salons. He was recognized for his Luminist landscapes in both oil and
watercolor. Although his career was shortened by illness and death, Béthune
had an incredibility successful life and career. In 1881, he was knighted Chevalier
of the Legion of Honor, one of France’s most coveted honors.
CONDITION:
Large Folded Double Page Folio Wood Engraving. Blank on the Back.
Image is clean, clear, sharp and in Very Good Condition. Suitable ageing.
As Scanned.
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