Th\u00e9odore Levigne - L'escarpolette ou Badineries champ\u00eatres oil on canvas circa 1880-1890<\/b><\/p>\n
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Th\u00e9odore Levigne likes to draw inspiration from the emblematic painters of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as Fragonard and Watteau. The escarpolette or swing in art is a recurring theme. This object allows for imaginative compositions, is highly graphic, and can be used to explore new points of view. Set in a landscape, the swing adds graphic elements that are often at the origin of the painting's composition. The ropes of the swing define either oblique or vertical axes, which are exploited by artists.<\/p>\n
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A fine composition in this scene of country banter, where a gallant woman takes advantage of the undergrowth to swing on a swing, while her entourage chats and contemplates.<\/p>\n
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Magnificent oil on canvas signed lower right in the decor, presented in a handsome carved wood and gilded stucco frame that serves the painting perfectly.<\/p>\n
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Measurements unframed: \u00a0 H 27.55 In. - W 36.22 In.<\/p>\n
Measurements with frame:\u00a0 H 37.40 In. - W 42.12 In.<\/p>\n
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In fine original condition.<\/p>\n
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Provenance: Ch\u00e2teau de Busset - Bourbon Busset family.<\/p>\n
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Th\u00e9odore Levigne : <\/b>17 novembre 1848 \u00e0 Noir\u00e9table – 11 novembre 1912 \u00e0 Lyon.<\/p>\n
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French painter of the 19th and 20th centuries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lyon School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Th\u00e9odore Levigne is a curious and observant boy. He was attracted to painting and drawing from an early age. He entered the School of Fine Arts in Lyon at the age of twelve. He received awards in his first year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He was a student of G\u00e9r\u00f4me, one of the most famous artists of his time, and of Alexandre Cabanel, a great academic painter.<\/p>\n His journeys to Marseille, Sicily, and Italy allowed him to enrich his experience.<\/p>\n He excelled in all pictorial genres: landscapes, genre scenes, portraits, still lifes, and historical and military representations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Th\u00e9odore Levigne – L\u2019escarpolette ou Badineries champ\u00eatres huile sur toile vers 1880-1890 \u00a0 Th\u00e9odore Levigne aime \u00e0 s\u2019inspirer des peintres embl\u00e9matiques des XVII\u00e8me et XVIII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, comme Fragonard ou Watteau. L\u2019escarpolette ou la balan\u00e7oire dans l\u2019art est un th\u00e8me r\u00e9current. Cet objet permet d\u2019audacieuses compositions, il est tr\u00e8s graphique et permet d\u2019explorer de nouveaux points […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cate"],"yoast_head":"\nMuseums: Tournus, Chamb\u00e9ry, Nice, Rumilly, Nuits Saint-Georges.<\/h4>\n
Bibliography: Dictionary of painters E. B\u00e9n\u00e9zit.<\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"