Alexandre François Bonnardel (pajay 1877 - Lyon 1942), Hydrangia And A Glass Cup (circa 1910)

ALEXANDRE FRANCOIS BONNARDEL (Pajay 1877 - Lyon 1942)
Hydrangia and a Glass Cup
Circa 1910
Oil on board
14 x 19 cm
Signed on the left in lowercase: af Bonnardel
Signed on the right in capitals : BONNARDEL

Bonnardel was one of the best painters of the Lyon school of the period 1900-1925. Born in the Dauphiné, after studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, he was appointed professor at the same establishment where he worked for almost twenty years. Among his students, we can cite  Léonie Humbert-Vignot (for works by her see also my gallery). He resigned in 1918 after an affair with a student. Bonnardel's wife was also a painter, specializing in flowers, and they both lived in Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or.

Thie amber and sky blue liqueur cup, is the “George Sand” model created by the Portieux crystal factory circa 1900.