Jean Georges (1874-1940) Camille Flammarion In His Library In Juvisy

Intensity and determined gaze, the characteristics of the most famous French astronomer Camille Flammarion.
The artist Jean Georges (1874-1940) in this magnificent portrait was able to capture the strong personality and temperament of the founder of the Juvisy observatory deep in thought in the privacy of his library.
The work, masterfully done in oil on wood panel, is presented in an elegant period gilded frame measuring 77.5 cm by 64 cm and 65.5 cm by 54 cm for the panel alone.
Very difficult to photograph because of the glazing technique which reflects light and causes shine in the photos, the work is much more beautiful in reality, and I advise amateurs to come and see it on site to see for themselves.
In very good condition, it is signed lower right.
A rare work that would have its place in a Museum or Foundation.

 Joseph, Alexandre Georges was born in Nevers on November 11, 1874 to Alexis Georges, sculptor, living on rue Saint-Étienne and Annette Mollet. The archaeologist and collaborator of Viollet-Leduc, Robert de Massy directed him very early in the arts and quite naturally he followed a training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Bourges. Encouraged by René Dusserre, architect of the Historical Monuments of Loiret, he then joined the Parisian workshop Gadepon and Freynes. He collaborated in parallel on the production of humorous newspapers. In 1909 he was appointed architect of the hospices of Nevers, architect of the Historical Monuments of Nièvre in 1920 and finally departmental architect in 1921. Among his architectural production in Nevers, his house-studio located on the Route de Lyon and the Departmental Archives building located on Rue Charles-Roy and built in 1927 stand out. The building, which had become dilapidated and too small to accommodate all the collections, was renovated and two new constructions were built alongside it. The work lasted three years.  He was also an erudite painter. Despite his recognized talent as a portrait painter, he devoted most of his work to historical reconstructions of towns and castles: Saint-Vérain, the Porte du Croux in Nevers, after Pierre de Courtenay. He also worked on peasant life in Decize, the potter's shop. He wrote two books summarizing his archaeological research and received numerous distinctions at the Salon des Artistes in Paris, including, in 1929, the silver medal and the gold token of the Corroyer Foundation for the restitution of the town of La Charité-sur-Loire in the Middle Ages, a restitution dated 1928. In 1934 he received the gold medal for the historical reconstruction Nevers avant Pierre de Courtenay. Finally, in 1937 he was decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honor of National Education and Fine Arts. He signed his works Jean Georges. He died in 1940.