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Lucien Pierre Sergent, attr., Thundery Landscape, around 1870

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 EUR Estimated At:480.00 - 600.00 EUR
Lucien Pierre Sergent, attr., Thundery Landscape, around 1870
The present painting is attributed to the French painter Lucien Pierre Sergent, who was mainly active as a battle painter around 1870. The work depicts a picturesque river landscape with thunderclouds in the sky. The scenery is animated by a number of figures in simple costumes, going about their daily business. In the course of the industrialization and urbanization, the interest in untouched nature continuously increased in the course of the 19th century. The genre of landscape painting therefore experienced a great survival and was artistically interpreted in various ways.



The work is in good condition considering its age. Inspection under UV light reveals smaller areas of retouching along the lower left edge and the upper center of the painting. Further retouchings have been made in the lower right corner, reaching up to the small figure of the shepherd. The whole depiction is also affected by scattered very small areas of retouching. The wooden frame is gilded and shows small traces of age and use. The framed work measures 44.5 x 64.5 cm and the size of the stretcher is 35.5 x 55.5 cm.



Lucien Pierre Sergent (1849-1904)

Lucien Pierre Sergent was born in Massy and received his artistic training under the painters Vauchelet Pils and Jean-Paul Laurens. Sergent was mainly active as a battle painter and executed vivid depictions of historical battlegrounds that were partly acquired by the French government. His works were internationally exhibited, including the Paris Salon and further exhibition in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Tokyo. (cbo)
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