Raymond Thibesart (1874-1968) - Chestnut Tree In Front Of The Village

Raymond THIBESART (1874-1968) Chestnut tree in front of the village Pastel on paper Dimensions: 24.5 x 32 x 24 cm Signed lower right Provenance: - Artist's studio - Private collection Pastel in good condition. FREE new frame. Dimensions with frame: 41 x 48 cm Sold with invoice and certificate of authenticity from Mr. Thierry TUFFIER, specialist in the artist's works. Fast and neat shipment with insurance. Son of a wealthy family, Raymond Thibésart was born in Bar-sur-Aube on May 2, 1874. Shortly after, his parents moved to Enghien, in the inner suburbs of Paris. It was there that the Thibésarts met a Venezuelan family who had just arrived in France, the Boggios. Very gifted for drawing, Thibésart admired Emile Boggio, 17 years his senior, who gave him his first lessons when he was eleven years old. Master Emile Boggio, a very talented Venezuelan impressionist painter, became Raymond Thibésart's first teacher. From 1897; member, then gold medalist of the Society of French Artists, exhibits regularly at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants. Among the main exhibitions we can remember: 1907, Contemporary Art Gallery, Paris. 1923, Knoedler Gallery, Paris. 1913 – 1927, Georges Petit Gallery, Paris. 1930, Ecalle Gallery, Paris. 1937 – 1941, Romanet Gallery, Paris, Algiers. 1942 – 1965, Champs-Élysées Gallery, Paris. Abroad, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Japan, USA in particular for 5 years at the Wally Findlay Gallery, in New York and Palm Beach. Six exhibitions took place at the Arte Moderno Gallery in Caracas between 1969 and 1981