2394385

Original, Vintage PAUL BERTHON - BOULES DE #2394385

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Paper Start Price:220.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
Original, Vintage PAUL BERTHON - BOULES DE #2394385
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Boules de Neige - A Classic Berthon Image from 1900: pristine, elegant, and beautifully framed... FABULOUS!</em></td>
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Boules de Neiges decorative panel
ARTIST : Paul Berthon (1872-1909)

"Paul berthon studied painting and architecture ? he designed book bindings, dabbled in ceramics, furniture and illustrated books ? in his posters and decorative panels, of which he designed a prodigious number, he used a soft almost pious dimension, in dreamily gentle shades of pastel colors."(Rennert)
Berthon shows the strange ethereal sexuality which can be found in much of his work; never blatantly sexy, his women radiate a soft yielding glow that gives them a spiritual beauty. Note how a perfectly harmonious effect is created with only a few shades of muted yellows, greens and browns.
it has been said that berthon "stands at the very center of interpretation of art nouveau grace and beauty". This is what is called a "panneau decoratif" - it includes no advertising and no letterpress. It was meant to stand alone as a significant work in its own right.

BF04/$2600

This panel is beautifully framed - we have another panel from the Berthon series (Le pipeau) framed in the same manner. (Please excuse the glare and shadows in the photos additional photos are available upon request).
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<tr><td>Condition:A</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1900</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Paris</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Chaix</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:19.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:25.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Original, Vintage PAUL BERTHON - BOULES DE</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:paper, linen (framed)</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Montreal, Quebec</td></tr>
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