{"product_id":"coucher-de-soleil-venise-by-jeanne-selmersheim-desgrange","title":"Coucher de soleil Venise by Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange","description":"Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange\u003cbr\u003e 1877-1958 | French \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCoucher de soleil Venise\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed \"J. Selmersheim-Desgrange\" (lower right)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This stunning Venetian cityscape captures celebrated French artist Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange at her best. Painted with exceptional command of Neo-Impressionist color theory and techniques, this work is a radiant masterpiece of precise brushwork and exceptional luminosity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Selmersheim-Desgrange, along with her partner and fellow artist Paul Signac, was a master of the Pointillist movement. She fully embraced the avant-garde's scientific approach to color, using shortened strokes and pure hues in juxtaposition to create a visual effect not on the canvas, but in the viewer’s eye. Confident and fearless in her painting technique, the artist employs bold, complementary combinations and mosaic-like brushstrokes to perfectly evoke the brilliance of a Venetian summer day at her window. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born into a family of creatives in 1877, Selmersheim-Desgrange followed in their footsteps, beginning her career as a jewelry designer. She married the architect Pierre Selmersheim while in her 20s and subsequently made the decision to shift from the decorative arts to painting. She began training under the great Neo-Impressionist artist Paul Signac, and the two quickly fell in love. After divorcing their respective spouses, they would spend the rest of their lives together. The couple settled in a small house they called \"La Hune\" in Saint-Tropez, and its cheery garden, abundance of light and proximity to the sea informed her artistic output. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The artist became a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon des Indépendants beginning in 1909. Her work stands as a stunning example of this highly modern movement. Selmersheim-Desgrange was included in the exhibition \u003cem\u003eNeo-Impressionism\u003c\/em\u003e at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1968, and her paintings can also be found in the prestigious collections of the Portland Art Museum, the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, among others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1930 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 24 3\/4\" high x 35 1\/4\" wide (62.9 x 89.5 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 32\" high x 42 1\/2\" wide x 2 1\/4\" deep (81.3 x 108 x 5.7 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Collection of the artist's family\u003cbr\u003e Thence by descent\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44579267707015,"sku":"32-2316","price":98500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/2471\/0466\/files\/32-2316_1.png?v=1778282478","url":"https:\/\/rauantiques.com\/products\/coucher-de-soleil-venise-by-jeanne-selmersheim-desgrange","provider":"M.S. Rau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}