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Allegory of Summer

Creator: Valere Bernard
Offered by: Nahman Gallery

Description
A monumental Art Nouveau painting of a semi- nude maiden in a fantasy setting.
One of a series he did on commission.

Valère-Bernard,

François Marius Valère-Bernard French ,
He was born on 1 August 1860, in Marseilles, France.

He died 8 October 1936 in Marseilles.

He was a painter, sculptor, engraver and a poet,

He did figure compositions, nudes, portraits, and landscapes.

François Marius Valère-Bernard was a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1882 . He learned etching from Félicien Rops. In 1888 he settled in Marseilles where he founded the magazine Zou together with the Marseilles poet Louis Astruc. Valère-Bernard published several novels.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Oil on canvas
Condition:	Good. Very good vintage condition with some small repairs to canvas, relined
Creation Date:	C.1900
Styles / Movements:	Other
Incollect Reference #:	376209

Dimensions

W.	45 in;	H.	65 in;
W.	114.3 cm;	H.	165.1 cm;

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Nahman Gallery specializes in 20th century American and European paintings,sculpture and decorative art with an emphasis on the School of Paris and modernist works.We offer fine works in a variety of price ranges with an eye on quality.

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