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Emile VERNON
Blois, 1872 – Blois, 1920
Oil on canvas
44 x 61 cm (57 x 74 cm with the frame)
Signed lower right "Emile Vernon"
Very beautiful 19th century frame in carved and gilded wood decorated with laurels
Originally from Blois, Emile Vernon first studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Tours (First prize in drawing in 1888) before going to Paris where he was a student of William Bouguereau.
Emile Vernon painted portraits of women and landscapes that are allegories in a style typical of the "Belle-Epoque" ("Spring", "The Flower Garden", "A Summer Rose").
Ref: 822JAD6VBR