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| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Signed | Signed lower right |
| Size | 21.50" × 29.00" (54.6cm × 73.7cm) |
| Framed Size | 28.50" × 37.00" (72.4cm × 94.0cm) |
| Dated | 1901 |
| Condition | Very good original condition |
| Provenance | Galerie Georges Petit Goupil Gallery - London The preparatory study in oil for this work is illustrated on page 309 of the catalogue raisonne under ref . 885 This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Yann Farinaux Le Sidaner and will be included in the forthcoming supplement to the Catalogue Raisonne. |
| Literature | This work depicts the Place du Franc Marché in the small commune of Songeons - a short walk through the forest from the artists house in Gerberoy. Yann Farinaux Le Sidaner has kindly provided the following commentary on this work ….. When he moved to Gerberoy in the summer of 1901, Henri Le Sidaner finally found the direction for his art: the contemplation of sleepy towns where the past had left its beautiful traces. The artist, under contract with the Georges Petit gallery, then the most important in Paris, experienced an unprecedented creative effervescence. The Le Sidaners made a habit of going to the Songeons market on Thursdays, located 10 minutes by bicycle from Gerberoy. On September 16, the artist stopped to sketch the motif of the pruned trees on the Grand Marché square, in front of the gendarmerie, where the French flag could be seen. On October 24, he painted an important study of the same motif. The canvas itself was painted in his Gerberoy studio on November 3, 4, 5, and 22, then sent to Georges Petit, who paid him 500 francs for it. The following spring, the work contributed to the success of the Société Nouvelle exhibition, where it was acquired by Georges Moreau, director of La Revue Encyclopédique Larousse. In March 1904, Le Sidaner wrote to the latter: “As Camille Mauclair is due to publish an article in L'Art Décoratif accompanied by some reproductions of my works, I would be grateful if you would allow me to have Les Arbres taillés photographed. It is one of my favorites.” At the painter's request, Georges Moreau lent the painting to the retrospective dedicated to him by the Goupil Gallery in London . |
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