Temple Of Love Park Of The Palace Of Versailles. Charles Henri Tenré

In the park of the Chateau de Versailles, on an island in the river stands the Temple of Love with the Petit Trianon in the background.
The painter who painted Versailles and its gardenS excels in finding the right atmospheres  when the park WAS more romantic than it is today.
Oil on canvas and its original key frame. Small old piece visible on the back invisible on the front.
Wooden frame and more modern gilded stucco. All in perfect condition. Canvas: 46 x 55 Frame 65 x 74

Charles Henry Tenré, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on October 14, 1854, and died in Paris 16th on January 29, 19262, is a French painter, known for his refined genre scenes and elegant portraits in the taste of the Belle Époque. Son of the banker Ludovic Tenré, he spent his childhood in a bourgeois environment in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and frequented the collections of the museum opened at the château a few years after his birth. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he was taught by Edmond Yon, a landscaper from the Barbizon school, Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre who taught him the art of portraiture. He made his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1883 and exhibited there throughout his life. Some of his paintings were reproduced in the form of engravings and postcards. He received an honorable mention in 1891 and a silver medal in 1911. He received a bronze medal in 1900 at the Universal Exhibition in Paris, then was named a knight of the Legion of Honor. He is the author of genre scenes (La Lettre, La Poste, La Messe de Saint-Hubert, Jeunes femmes vélocipédistes avenue du Bois, etc.) or social scenes, refined portraits and also landscapes, views of the Palace of Versailles both from its interior and its park, and also interior scenes and portraits of elegant women. On July 16, 1894, he married Lucie Aguado de las Marismas in Paris. The couple, having no children, adopted Marie Madeleine de Lagotellerie in 1924, who had lost her mother at the age of 3. He died in Paris in 1926.
Public collections: Paris, Musée Carnavalet: Le Jardin du musée Carnavalet; snow effect, Musée d'Orsay and Musée des Arts décoratifs.
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