{"product_id":"le-dimanche-pres-de-saint-philippe-du-roule-by-jean-beraud","title":"Le dimanche près de Saint-Philippe-du-Roule by Jean Béraud","description":"Jean Béraud\u003cbr\u003e 1849-1935 | French \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eLe dimanche près de Saint-Philippe-du-Roule\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSunday near Saint-Philippe-du-Roule\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed “JB” (lower right)\u003cbr\u003e Black chalk, pen and brown ink on tracing paper \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This important drawing by Jean Béraud offers a direct glimpse into the creation of his celebrated painting \u003cem\u003eSunday at the Church of Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, now held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Béraud developed the principal figures, architecture and movement of the final composition in this remarkably detailed work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With swift lines and carefully placed hatching, Béraud captures the animated crowd dispersing after Sunday Mass. Fashionably dressed men, women and children gather along the iron fence of the church, while carriages, pedestrians and a prominent streetlamp lead the eye into the bustling avenue. The artist gives particular attention to the figures in the foreground, using darker, denser strokes to distinguish them from the lightly suggested architecture and distant crowd. The completed painting, one of his masterpieces, was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1877, where it earned praise for being “completely Parisian and up-to-date.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born in Saint Petersburg and active in Paris, Béraud trained under the renowned academic painter Léon Bonnat and made his Salon debut in 1873. He became celebrated for his precise yet animated depictions of Parisian boulevards, cafés, theaters and fashionable society. Béraud often traveled through the city in a specially equipped carriage that allowed him to sketch its crowds directly from life. His works now serve as vivid visual records of Paris during the late 19th century, and examples belong to such institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Musée d’Orsay. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1877 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paper: 10 3\/4\" high x 15 3\/4\" wide (27.31 x 40.01 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 21 5\/16\" high x 26 1\/8\" wide x 2\" deep (54.17 x 66.35 x 5.08 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Private collection\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, United States\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45268004241543,"sku":"32-2618","price":14500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/2471\/0466\/files\/32-2618_1.png?v=1784330473","url":"https:\/\/rauantiques.com\/products\/le-dimanche-pres-de-saint-philippe-du-roule-by-jean-beraud","provider":"M.S. Rau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}