Lucien Victor Guirand De Scevola

Lucien Victor GUIRAND DE SCEVOLA (1871-1950) Jeune princesse médièvale Aquarelle et Gouache Signé et daté 1900 en bas à gauche 68 x 53 cm Medieval princess, Watercolor and gouache, Signed and dated 1900 lower left Elève de Fernand CORMON à l'école des beaux arts, Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola se distingue comme Pastel liste. Ses oeuvres ont été abondamment exposées au salon de la Société nationale des beaux-arts de 1908 à 1920, avec notamment deux apparitions très remarquées lors des présentations de Portrait du marquis de Massa et Le Château de Versailles. Student of Fernand CORMON, Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola stands out as a Pastel list. His works were extensively exhibited at The Salon of The National Society of Fine Arts from 1908 to 1920, including two appearances attracted much attention during presentations of Portrait of The Marquis of Massa and The Palace of Versailles.

Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (French, 1871-1950) Portrait of Marie José of Belgium (1906-2001), bust-length signed 'Guirand de Scevola' (upper left) pastel 25 5/8 x 21¼ in. (65 x 54 cm.) Artist's Resale Right ("droit de Suite"). If the Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer also agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent. Marie José of Belgium was the youngest and only daughter of Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934), King of the Belgians 1909-1934. She was installed as President of the Italian Red Cross in 1939. After the Second World War, she settled near Geneva where she dedicated her life to uncovering the history of the House of Savoy.

MEASUREMENTS 38 by 46.5cm., 15 by 18¼in. DESCRIPTION signed and dated Guirand de Scevola / 1899 lower right pastel on paper CATALOGUE NOTE The present work is part of Guirand de Scévola's repertoire ofethereal and timeless young girls, bedecked with delicate jewelsset off by the rich tones and textures of luxurious fabrics (seealso lot 245). The glint of precious stones against the even, darktones of the princess' robes are reminiscent of the handling ofGustave Moreau (lot 215).Guirand de Scévola was a student of Fernand Cormon and PierreDupuis, exhibiting regularly at the Salon from 1889 andbecoming a member of the Comité de la Société Nationale desBeaux-Arts . With the Pre-Raphaelites' second wave of popularityin France in the 1890s, he incorporated elements of their subjectsand aesthetics into his oeuvre. Starting in 1894, Guirand deScévola fully embraced Symbolism and focused exclusively on hisdepictions of radiant, otherworldly muses.

signed 'GUIRAND DE SCEVOLA' (lower left) and dated '1902' (lower right) Born in Sète in the Herault in 1871, Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola was a student of Fernand Cormon and Pierre Dupuis and exhibited regularly at the Salon des artistes français from 1889. Following his successes in that arena, the young artist became a member of the Comité de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts where his works appeared every year. Beginning in 1894, the Guirand de Scévola turned to Symbolism and concentrated solely on the aesthetic aspect of his depictions of young women. The Pre-Raphaelite movement enjoyed a second wave of popularity in France in the 1890s, and the young princess in the present painting is evocative of the fairy tales and legend which were the basis of the Pre-Raphaelite repertoire. The handling of the young princess's costume, with its rich, dark colors accentuated by golden embossing is reminiscent of the technique of Gustave Moreau. A variant of the same subject, The Young Princess , painted in the same year but depicting the same model en face , is in the Mulhouse Museum, Alsace. (fig.1). (fig. 1) Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola, The Young Princess , (1902), Mulhouse Museum, Alsace. Photo courtesty - Art Resource.

Special NoticeNo VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Lot Description View Lot Condition Report Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (French, 1871-1950) A declaration of love signed 'Guirand de Scevola' (upper left) pencil and pastel 7½ x 8¼ in. (19 x 21 cm.)