Theodore Levigne (1848-1912) Cows drinking at the pond oil on canvas circa 1875<\/b><\/p>\n
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A beautiful painting by this talented Lyonnais painter.<\/p>\n
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A superb way of capturing country life in the Lyonnais countryside. A peasant woman accompanies her herd of cows and goats to the edge of the pond for a peaceful drink.<\/p>\n
This elegant painting is superbly executed with an incredible color palette, and the atmosphere of calm and serenity is perfectly conveyed.<\/p>\n
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The painting is beautifully framed with carved wooden channels and gilded with gold leaf.<\/p>\n
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Superb Lyonnaise school, oil on canvas signed lower left and dated 1875.<\/p>\n
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Sizes unframed: \u00a0 H 21.25 Inches. - W 28.34 Inches.<\/p>\n
Sizes with frame:\u00a0 H 33.07 Inches. - W 38.18 Inches.<\/p>\n
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The original canvas is in good condition.<\/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.<\/p>\n
Lyon School.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/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
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Museums: Tournus, Chamb\u00e9ry, Nice, Rumilly, Nuits Saint-Georges.<\/p>\n
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Bibliography: Dictionary of painters E. B\u00e9n\u00e9zit.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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