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FRANÇOIS VERNAY (1821-1896)
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FRANÇOIS VERNAY (1821-1896)
Landscape near Morestel
Charcoal, pastel and watercolor on paper
Signed and dedicated lower left
Black chalk, pastel and watercolor on paper, signed and dedicated lower left
43 x 52 cm - 16 7/8 x 20 1/2 in.
Provenance
Private collection, France
Note
François Vernay's career began in 1844, when he graduated from the flower class at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon. He became a "dessinandier" (i.e. designer of cartons for canuts) of floral decorations for the silk industry in Lyon. It was undoubtedly his meeting with François-Auguste Ravier, in 1850, that profoundly influenced his artistic approach. He soon began to alternate between painting flowers and landscapes. He abandoned his dark palette, and color gradually made its appearance in his painting. From 1865 onwards, he turned to still lifes based on flowers and fruit.
Landscape near Morestel
Charcoal, pastel and watercolor on paper
Signed and dedicated lower left
Black chalk, pastel and watercolor on paper, signed and dedicated lower left
43 x 52 cm - 16 7/8 x 20 1/2 in.
Provenance
Private collection, France
Note
François Vernay's career began in 1844, when he graduated from the flower class at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon. He became a "dessinandier" (i.e. designer of cartons for canuts) of floral decorations for the silk industry in Lyon. It was undoubtedly his meeting with François-Auguste Ravier, in 1850, that profoundly influenced his artistic approach. He soon began to alternate between painting flowers and landscapes. He abandoned his dark palette, and color gradually made its appearance in his painting. From 1865 onwards, he turned to still lifes based on flowers and fruit.