"Pierre Bourgogne (1838-1904), Oil On Canvas Painting Thrown With Flowers And Landscape Of Ruins"
Pierre Bourgogne (1838-1904) Large painting in oil on canvas representing a throw of flowers to musical instruments in a landscape of ancient ruins. Pierre Bourgogne's paintings are rare on the market. Great precision of the line mixing a semblance of blur, the colors are very soft. The flowers, roses, lilac and hydrangeas, blend into the decor. Musical instruments are placed in the middle of this cloud of flowers. In the background, ancient ruins and lower down a pond with ducks. Work signed P Bourgogne and dated 1882 No holes or tears. Some traces of flies on the paint. Wooden frame and relacquered stucco with some small accidents. Period late XIX th 1882. Delivery by carrier, 80 euros in France, 150 euros in the EU and 300 euros rest of the world. Extract from Bénézit Éditions Gründ 1999 Volume II page 674 Pierre Bourgogne Born in 1838 in Paris, Died in 1904 in Sèvres (Hauts-de-Seine) XIXth century. Working in Sèvres. French Painter of still lifes, flowers and fruits. He was a pupil of V.Galland, Ch Polish and Lequien. He exhibited at the Paris Salon and then at the Salon des Artistes Français almost every year from 1869 to 1904, obtained a medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1809. He also exhibited at the Royal London Academy in 1888.