{"title":"9.26 Enduring Expressions","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"almond-trees-in-spring-by-achille-lauge","title":"Almond Trees in Spring by Achille Laugé","description":"Achille Laugé\u003cbr\u003e 1861-1944 | French \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eAlmond Trees in Spring\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed \"A. Laugé\" (lower right)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This Neo-Impressionist landscape by the French artist Achille Laugé captures an orchard in late spring in his celebrated, highly modern style. The work displays a thick impasto thanks to the artist's distinctive technique of applying his paint in quick dabs, a characteristic of his later works. One of the foremost painters of the Post-Impressionist period, Laugé’s works are beloved for his sensitivity to light, shade and tone, and his mastery of medium is clearly on display in \u003cem\u003eAlmond Trees in Spring\u003c\/em\u003e. The light blue of the sky and the more muted colors of the field, along with the cottony white and pink tones of the blossoming trees create a scenic and calm composition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in 1861 to wealthy farmers, he moved to Toulouse at the age of 17 to study pharmacy. At this time, he also enrolled part-time at the school of the Beaux-Arts, where he befriended the artist Bourdelle. Three years later, he moved to Paris, where he studied under the famous masters Alexandre Cabandel and Aristide Maillol, making his debut at the \u003cem\u003eSalon\u003c\/em\u003e in 1884. Like many other artists of his generation, Laugé eventually rejected the conservative ideals of this teacher, falling under the Post-Impressionist influence of George Seurat. By 1888, his landscapes became assiduous experiments in complementary colors and light on canvas. He exhibited three paintings at the \u003cem\u003e Salon des Indépendants\u003c\/em\u003e in 1894, as well as with the Nabis that same year. In addition, Laugé held several one-man shows in Paris, Toulouse and Perpignan from 1907 to 1930. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was after his departure from Paris that Laugé developed his divisionist technique, following the lead of Seurat and the Pointillists. Although Laugé never adopted Seurat’s scientific attitude, his interest in the primacy and division of color resulted in work with a vivid, translucent palette. From 1888 until about 1896, Laugé composed his pictures with small points of color. At the end of the century, he abandoned the dots and dabs and painted his landscapes, portraits and still-lives with thin, systematically placed strokes resembling crosshatching. After 1905, he applied his pigments more freely, with enlarged strokes and thick impasto that brought him closer to a traditional impressionist technique whilst maintaining his ability to paint the translucence of southern light. Today, his exceptional works can be found in museums throughout France, including the Musée D'Orsay in Paris. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 21\" high x 28 1\/2\" wide\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 32 3\/4\" high x 40\" wide \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Galleris Maurice Sternberg, Chicago\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, Texas, 1975\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, Broadway, UK\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. 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He also spent his free time creating dynamic compositions like this one, inspired by the bold aesthetics of the great abstractionists to inform his own unique vision. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This energetic composition, \u003cem\u003eBlue Abstract\u003c\/em\u003e, presents bold geometric forms and sharp lines in orange, red, yellow, blue, brown, green, black and white set against a vibrant blue background. The interplay of color and form creates a dynamic sense of space, movement and vitality, amplified by the work’s impressive scale. Evoking the colorful, minimalist geometry of masters like Piet Mondrian and Frank Stella, this striking canvas is a simple yet vibrant original from the famed singer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By the mid-1960s, Sinatra was an icon. He famously became the founding member of the \"Rat Pack,\" an informal group of Las Vegas entertainers that also included Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and others. Sinatra briefly retired from his long-standing gig at Caesars Palace in the early 1970s, and it was during this period away from the stage when he painted the present work. He eventually returned and would continue to perform until 1995, when he played his last show at the age of 79. He died just three years later of a heart attack at the age of 82. Today, Sinatra memorabilia, particularly such personal objects as his paintings, are highly prized by both lovers of his music and lovers of fine art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dated 1990 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 23 1\/8\" high x 46 7\/8\" wide (58.74 x 119.06 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 28 1\/8\" high x 51 7\/8\" wide x 7\/8\" deep (71.44 x 131.76 x 2.22 cm)","brand":"M.S. 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Painted circa 1950, this stunning work embodies why Chagall is widely regarded as one of the greatest colorists of all time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chagall’s iconic embracing couple floats against the dark night sky, enveloped in a radiant burst of florals—another of his most famous subjects. The artist’s electric palette evokes the great power of love, a theme that occupied Chagall throughout his entire career. His most important compositions blend dynamic color with his recognizable repertoire of characters, and \u003cem\u003eCouple devant buisson\u003c\/em\u003e is an exceptionally vivid example of this. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Famously, Chagall’s lovers were connected to the artist’s personal life. These amorous figures mirrored his affection for his first wife, Bella Rosenfeld, who tragically died the same year his beloved hometown was pillaged during WWII in 1944. Instead of dwelling on his grief following her passing, Chagall embraced vivid, emotive colors and surreal settings to express the complexities of his experiences. Painted just a few years after Bella’s death, \u003cem\u003eCouple devant buisson\u003c\/em\u003e embodies Chagall’s profound ability to capture the joyous memory of his first love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Marc Chagall was born in Vitebsk, Russia, to a large, close-knit Jewish family of herring merchants. He began studying painting in 1906 under the famed artist Yehuda Pen. In 1907, he moved to St. Petersburg and joined the school of the Society of Art Supporters. In 1910, Chagall relocated to Paris to be near the art community of the Montparnasse district, and he would eventually become a French citizen. Amongst the turmoil of the 20th century, including the Soviet regime and the outbreak of WWII, Chagall would continue to move between Russia, France and the United States throughout his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chagall died at the age of 97 in Saint-Paul de Vence, France, in 1985, leaving behind an incredible body of work, as well as an entire museum dedicated to his legacy, the Musée National Marc Chagall in Nice, France. His works also belong to the collections of prestigious museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Tate Modern in London and the Art Institute of Chicago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This work is accompanied by its certificate of authenticity issued by the Comité Marc Chagall. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1949-50 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper: 12 1\/2\" high x 8 3\/4\" wide (31.75 x 22.23 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 27 1\/4\" high x 23 1\/2\" wide x 3\" deep (69.22 x 59.69 x 7.62 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Estate of the artist\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. 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The shimmering azure waters, sun-warmed rock formations and luminous coastal light of the île d'Ouessant—one of Moret's most beloved and frequently revisited motifs—are rendered with a vibrancy and technical mastery that place this canvas among the finest examples of Post-Impressionist landscape painting available outside a museum collection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The composition pulses with chromatic energy. The surface of the Bay of Lampaul is animated by hundreds of carefully layered brushstrokes, each contributing to the water's luminous, shifting character. Warm, orange-red rock formations emerge from the sea with geological weight, their earthen tones providing a vivid counterpoint to the brilliant blues and greens that dominate the scene. Fresh grass blankets the hillsides in rich, varied greens, while Moret weaves additional tonal accents throughout with a painter's instinct for harmony and contrast.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Henry Moret occupies a distinguished place in the Post-Impressionist tradition as one of the most accomplished painters to emerge from the celebrated Pont-Aven circle. His attachment to Brittany began during his military service and deepened through his close association with Paul Gauguin and the Nabis, whose bold approach to color permanently transformed his palette. The île d'Ouessant, perched at the western extreme of the Breton coast, became a defining subject in Moret's oeuvre — its ever-changing seas and skies offering an inexhaustible source of painterly inspiration. By 1897, when this work was executed, Moret had secured a pivotal relationship with the influential dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, who championed his work across Europe and the United States and presented him with a coveted solo exhibition in 1898. As fellow artist Maxime Mofra observed, \"Coasts, forests, valleys, in every season Moret observed them with all his senses, reproducing them with all his spirit and sincerity.\" Today, Moret's Brittany paintings are held by world-famous institutions, among them the Musée d'Orsay, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This work is listed in Jean-Yves Rolland’s archives and will be included in the catalogue raisonné currently in preparation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Painted 1897 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 21\" high x 25\" wide (53.3 x 63.5 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 29 3\/8\" high x 33 1\/2\" wide x 3\" deep (74.6 x 85.1 x 7.6 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rau-sfimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/dossier\/Dossier_32-2137.pdf\" target=\"new\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eView the Dossier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Galerie Abels, Cologne:\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection, Germany:\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection, France:\u003cbr\u003e M.S. 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In his day, he was the most collected artist in France. \u003cem\u003ePanier de poires et théière\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning still life that exemplifies Buffet’s genius, rendered with striking intensity and bright primary colors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Buffet, a prominent member of the artistic movement \u003cem\u003eL'Homme Témoin\u003c\/em\u003e (The Witness-Man), rejected the ideals of abstraction, favoring the expression of reality and raw emotion. While the group was known for its generally pessimistic outlook, Buffet’s embrace of bold, vibrant colors and moments of lightness was uniquely his own. In this work, Buffet’s unmistakable style is applied to a still life of fruits and flowers, arranged on a crisp white tablecloth against a luminous red background. The interplay of vivid colors and bold, angular lines results in a striking, visceral masterpiece that captures both emotional depth and visual brilliance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in Paris, Buffet began his art studies at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in December 1943, training in the studio of painter Eugène Narbonne. After just two years, Buffet set out on his own, launching a successful career that began with the exhibition of a self-portrait at the Salon des Moins de Trente Ans at Galerie Beaux-Arts in 1946. His stark, existential compositions brought him global fame and fortune at a remarkably young age. Today, Buffet’s works are held in prestigious institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among many others. His legacy is further celebrated by museums in Japan dedicated exclusively to his oeuvre. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This work is accompanied by its certificate of authenticity, issued by Danielle Buffet dated December 19, 2025. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dated 1996 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 23” high x 31 1\/4” wide (58.4 x 79.4 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 33” high x 41 1\/4” wide x 1 1\/4” deep (83.8 x 104.8 x 3.2 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rau-sfimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/dossier\/Dossier_32-2198.pdf\" target=\"new\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eView the Dossier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e The artist\u003cbr\u003e Estate of the artist\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. 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Much like his revolutionary mobiles and stabiles, Calder brought the same sense of movement, balance and playful invention to his works on paper. \u003cem\u003eLucioles\u003c\/em\u003e, executed in 1972, belongs to the final decade of the artist’s career, when his compositions achieved a remarkable clarity of form and confidence of color. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In these late works, Calder distilled his visual vocabulary to its most essential elements, creating compositions that are at once bold, rhythmic and immediately captivating. Thick black contours structure the composition, dividing the surface into a dynamic arrangement of geometric forms—triangles, circles and spirals—that appear to pulse across the picture plane. Within these compartments, saturated primary colors are deployed with striking intensity. The circular motifs recall the kinetic qualities of Calder’s famed sculptures. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Like his his larger-than-life revolutionary mobiles, Calder’s works on paper were fully realized compositions that stand independently within his oeuvre. Throughout his career, he maintained a deep commitment to drawing, using it as a means of exploring the same formal concerns that defined his sculpture: balance, movement and spatial tension. By the 1970s, his style had become at once rigorous and playful, abstract yet deeply engaging. Works from this period are held in major institutions worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dated 1972 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper: 29 1\/4\" high x 43\" wide (74.3 x 109.2 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 32 3\/4\" high x 46 1\/4\" wide x 2\" deep (83.2 x 117.5 x 5.1 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, New York\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, New York\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. 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The composition is shaped by the ideals of Jugendstil—the German expression of Art Nouveau—and the Munich Secession. Balancing symbolism with an early modernist sensibility, it privileges mood and atmosphere over narrative, creating a contemplative vision of the natural world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Muted tones of ochre, olive and deep forest green define the landscape, where dense trees encircle a calm body of water. The still surface acts as a mirror, doubling the composition and extending its depth through reflection. Organic rhythms guide the eye through the curving reeds, softly contoured earth and the gentle sweep of the figure’s body. Within this serenity, subtle shifts in movement animate the scene. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Educated at the Karlsruhe Academy under Friedrich Fehr, Riemerschmid went on to exhibit with the Munich Secession, aligning himself with progressive artists seeking alternatives to academic tradition. His work reflects the aesthetic clarity of German Jugendstil, where decorative line, natural form and symbolic undertones converge. Though his career was cut short by a war injury that impaired his vision, his early paintings remain significant for their synthesis of symbolism, modernist experimentation and lyrical naturalism at a pivotal moment in German art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1907 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 28\" high x 38 1\/2\" wide (71.1 x 97.8 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 32 3\/4\" high x 43 1\/4\" wide x 1 3\/4\" deep (83.2 x 109.9 x 4.5 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, Southern Germany\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans Literature:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eJugend\u003c\/em\u003e, no. 28., Munich, 1907, G. Hirth’s Verlag","brand":"M.S. 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This exceptional drawing, \u003cem\u003eStanding Female Nude\u003c\/em\u003e, is a rare work connected to one of the artist’s now-lost masterpieces and a remarkable example of his genius as a draftsman. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By 1916-17, when this drawing was created, Klimt was at the height of his powers. His golden phase had given way to a freer, more daring late style, marked by heightened color, exotic patterning and an increasingly modern vision of the female form. It was during these final years of the artist’s life that he created some of his most sought-after portraits and figural compositions, including \u003cem\u003eFreundinnen II\u003c\/em\u003e, the masterwork to which our drawing is linked.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In preparation for his ambitious portraits, Klimt made dozens of drawings, often created spontaneously in his studio where models lounged around him endlessly. In our \u003cem\u003eStanding Female Nude\u003c\/em\u003e, Klimt’s signature fluid linework brings the figure remarkably to life, as if captured perfectly in an instant. Her elongated form, lifted arm and direct gaze give the drawing both sensuality and authority. This rhythm between freedom and control is central to Klimt’s greatest drawings, and one can see how this work directly informed the alluring figures pictured in \u003cem\u003eFreundinnen II\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tragically, this painting was destroyed in 1945 in the fire at Schloss Immendorf, where numerous works by Klimt were lost in the final days of World War II. The drawings for \u003cem\u003eFreundinnen II\u003c\/em\u003e thus survive as the last direct witnesses to that vanished masterpiece. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a founding figure of the Vienna Secession, Klimt helped lead Austrian art away from academic convention and toward a radical modern language, uniting Symbolism, Byzantine splendor, Japanese design and Art Nouveau elegance in some of the most recognizable images ever painted. His famed “Golden Phase” produced icons such as \u003cem\u003eThe Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePortrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I\u003c\/em\u003e, while his late portraits and landscapes reveal an artist of remarkable range, refinement and decorative genius. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Klimt’s enduring importance is affirmed not only by his presence in major institutions—including the Belvedere in Vienna, which holds the world’s largest collection of his paintings, as well as the Neue Galerie New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Museum of Modern Art—but also by his extraordinary market performance. His \u003cem\u003ePortrait of Elisabeth Lederer\u003c\/em\u003e reached an astonishing $236.4 million at Sotheby’s in 2025, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever sold at auction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1916-17 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper: 28\" high x 19\" wide (71.12 x 48.26 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 31\" high x 22 1\/4\" wide x 1 1\/4\" deep (78.74 x 56.52 x 3.18 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Galerie St. Etienne, New York\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, acquired from the above circa 2005\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature:\u003cbr\u003e Marian Bisanz-Prakken, Albertina, Vienna, will include this work in her forthcoming Supplement to Alice Strobl’s catalogue raisonné of Klimt’s drawings","brand":"M.S. 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Though best remembered as one of the founders of Dada, Picabia’s artistic language was never confined to a single movement. Over the course of his life, he embraced abstraction, photorealism, Classicism and Impressionism, revealing an extraordinary capacity for reinvention. This vibrant oil on canvas stands as a brilliant example of his Impressionist period, when he explored color, light and atmosphere with exceptional confidence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Painted in 1905, \u003cem\u003eEffet de soleil (avril); Sur les bords du Loing\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to a formative period in Picabia’s career. After meeting the two sons of the legendary Impressionist Camille Pissarro in 1902, Picabia began painting landscape scenes \u003cem\u003een plein air\u003c\/em\u003e, turning his attention to the shifting effects of light and nature. In this composition, dappled sunlight filters through a canopy of green and gold leaves, casting flickering reflections across the riverbank. Broad, expressive strokes define the trees, water and distant architecture, giving the scene a vivid sense of warmth and atmospheric movement. A small figure in a boat adds quiet human presence to the radiant riverside landscape. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By 1905, Picabia had achieved significant recognition for his Impressionist works, exhibiting them in Parisian salons to considerable acclaim. Critics praised him as a promising French landscape painter, and the French government purchased one of his works. Yet Picabia’s restless creativity soon led him beyond Impressionism. By 1908, elements of Fauvism and Cubism began to appear in his paintings, signaling the beginning of the stylistic evolution that would become one of the defining features of his career. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Picabia’s openness to transformation ultimately placed him at the center of European modernism. Alongside Marcel Duchamp and Guillaume Apollinaire, he helped shape Dada, one of the most influential movements of the early 20th century. He also worked in poetry, graphic art, set design and film, extending his ideas across a remarkable range of creative forms. In 2016, the Museum of Modern Art in New York honored this expansive legacy with the retrospective, \u003cem\u003eFrancis Picabia: Our Heads Are Round so Our Thoughts Can Change Direction\u003c\/em\u003e. As exhibition curator Ann Umland wrote, “The world of art is a richer, more complicated, more unpredictable place because of him.” His works are held in important public collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. 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With bold brushwork and a vibrant palette, Munnings transformed this traditional sporting subject into an iconic image of vitality, pageantry and English country life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Munnings, born and raised in the countryside of Suffolk, England, showed a talent for art at a young age. At 14, he became apprenticed to the lithography firm of Page Brothers, designing posters, and began studying painting at the Norwich School of Art at night. In 1899, he entered two works to the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition that were accepted with much acclaim. He soon gained favor for his captivating equine portraits, depicting these wondrous animals in a multitude of fashions, yet always staying true to their innate power, beauty and tender nature.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During World War I, Munnings also served the roles of war artist and horse processor in Canada, ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of military horses to the front in the latter position. He had spent his childhood surrounded by these majestic beasts and was well suited for this task. As a war artist, he executed drawings, watercolors and oils with the primary focus on the horse’s use both on the battlefield and behind the scenes. The Canadian War Records Exhibition at the Royal Academy after the war’s end included 45 of Munnings extraordinary paintings.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By the height of his career, Munnings was famous on both sides of the Atlantic, with patrons and friends that included Rothschilds, Astors, members of the royal family and Sir Winston Churchill. He went on to earn a knighthood and held the coveted position of President of the Royal Academy of Arts from 1944 to 1949. After his death in 1959, his home in Dedham was transformed into a museum dedicated entirely to his work. Other examples of Munnings' legendary equine paintings can be found in prestigious institutions worldwide, including the British Royal Collection, the Tate and the Yale Center for British Art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1920 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Board: 14 5\/8\" high x 20\" wide (37.2 x 50.8 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 22\" high x 27 3\/8\" wide x 2\" deep (55.9 x 69.5 x 5.2 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, United States\u003cbr\u003e MacConnal-Mason, London, 2000\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. 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Displaying an intimate scene of the artist's sister and her family, this rare masterpiece offers one of the most singular and personal ways of experiencing Bonnard’s celebrated vision. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bonnard was especially suited to the fan format. As a founding member of Les Nabis, the avant-garde circle that sought to dissolve the boundary between fine art and decoration, he embraced objects such as screens, posters, textiles and fans as serious artistic vehicles. Deeply inspired by Japanese prints, Bonnard brought to these works the flattened perspective, cropped forms, rhythmic patterning and intimate domestic subject matter that defined his style.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eLa famille\u003c\/em\u003e, the sweeping crescent shape of the fan offered Bonnard a compositional challenge unlike the traditional canvas, allowing him to unfold the charming family scene in a panoramic arc. We are drawn close into an intimate moment with Bonnard’s sister Andrée, her infant son Jean and her husband, the composer Claude Terrasse—all rendered in the pastel hues and blocks of color for which Bonnard is known. Painted in 1892, this fan was likely created to celebrate Jean’s birth that same year.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fewer than 100 fans by modern artists of this period are believed to exist, making each surviving example exceptionally rare, especially by Bonnard. Only a few examples of this unique form by the artist have ever come to auction, and similar examples can be found in the collection of the Musée d’Orsay. The importance of these works continues to receive institutional attention today, with the Musée d’Orsay showcasing an exhibition of 17 Impressionist fans this year.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in 1867 in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Bonnard initially studied law before training as an artist at the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts. Aligning himself with the Symbolist avant-garde, he founded the important group, Les Nabis, along with Maurice Denis and Édouard Vuillard. Known for his intimate interior scenes and highly sophisticated, unique color palette, Bonnard earned widespread acclaim during his lifetime. The artist spent his later decades in the South of France, where he continued to refine an increasingly introspective style until his death in 1947. His commitment to the subtleties of perception and color secured his position as one of the most influential figures in modern art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Guy-Patrice Dauberville and Floriane Dauberville. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Painted 1892 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper: 14” high x 24” wide (35.6 x 61 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 17” high x 27” wide x 1” deep (43.2 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Galerie René Drouet, Paris\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection\u003cbr\u003e Sale: Sotheby's, London, December 3, 1986, lot 422\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection, acquired at the above sale through Leggatt Brothers, London\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature:\u003cbr\u003e C. Frèches-Thory \u0026amp; A. 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With its quiet church interior and two dignified collies, the work captures the sentimental spirit that makes Victorian and Edwardian animal painting so beloved among British collectors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Douglas renders the dogs with remarkable tenderness and individuality. One collie sits upright with calm attentiveness, while the other rests in the foreground with an expressive, almost human gaze. Their lustrous coats are painted in rich tones of chestnut, russet, white and deep brown, contrasting beautifully with the cool stone floor and soft white drapery beneath the alms dish. Details such as the church notice on the wall, the worn Bible at right and the heavy green door lend the scene a quiet sense of place, transforming the painting from a simple animal portrait into a touching genre scene. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in Edinburgh to the portrait painter James Douglas, Edwin Douglas studied at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools and exhibited there for the first time at only 17 years old. He went on to exhibit widely, including at the Royal Academy from 1869 to 1900, where he showed more than 40 works. Though he painted portraits, sporting subjects and rural genre scenes, Douglas became especially admired for his depictions of animals, particularly dogs, which he portrayed with the soft expressions and emotional resonance associated with the great Sir Edwin Landseer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Douglas enjoyed considerable success during his lifetime, attracting distinguished patrons including Sir Charles Tennant and Queen Victoria, who purchased one of his setter paintings as a birthday gift for the future King Edward VII. His works remain admired for their refined technique, affectionate observation and enduring vision of British rural life. 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Through loose, expressive brushwork and bold flashes of yellow, red, black and white, Grauss transforms a bustling café into a celebration of nightlife and theatrical energy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The composition draws the viewer into the atmosphere of the scene, where wine bottles, goblets and oranges fill the table while figures emerge through a dynamic interplay of light and color. Grauss’s confident brushwork conveys both movement and mood, balancing the glamour of the gathering with a sense of lively spontaneity. The richly dressed figures and animated gestures capture the allure of early 20th-century café culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in the Netherlands, Gerardus Hendrik “Geert” Grauss was a painter, draftsman and lithographer known for his figure compositions, genre scenes and floral still lifes. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels before traveling throughout the Mediterranean, including Italy and Algeria, where he continued to refine his artistic vision. A member of Arti et Amicitiae and the Sint Lucas Artists Association in Amsterdam, Geert Grauss received the Willink van Collen Prize in 1917 and later represented painting in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games art competition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dated 1916 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 29\" high x 39\" wide (73.66 × 99.06 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 39\" high x 48 3\/4\" wide x 3 3\/4\" deep (99.06 × 123.83 x 9.53 cm)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, Florida\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, London\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. 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