Raymond Thibesart (1874-1968): Old Tree At The Water's Edge

Raymond THIBESART (1874-1968) Old tree at the water's edge Pastel on paper Dimensions: 24.5 x 32 cm Signed lower right Provenance: - Artist's workshop - Private collection Pastel in good state of conservation. FREE new framing. Dimensions with frame: 41 x 49 cm Sold with invoice and certificate of authenticity from Mr. Thierry TUFFIER, specialist in the artist's works. Fast and careful shipping with insurance. Son of a rich family, Raymond Thibésart was born in Bar-sur-Aube on May 2, 1874. Shortly after, his parents settled in Enghien, in the near suburbs of Paris. It is there that the Thibésarts meet a Venezuelan family who have just arrived in France, the Boggios. Very gifted at drawing, Thibésart admired Emile Boggio, 17 years his senior, who gave him his first lessons when he was eleven. The 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, regularly exhibits at the Autumn Salon and the Salon des Indépendants. Among the main exhibitions we can remember: 1907, Contemporary Art Gallery, Paris. 1923, Galerie Knoedler, Paris. 1913 – 1927, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris. 1930, Galerie Ecalle, Paris. 1937 – 1941, Galerie Romanet, Paris, Algiers. 1942 – 1965, Galerie des Champs-Élysées, 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.