Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1920s.
Suzanne exhibited at the prominent Galerie Druet in the 1920s and at the Salon des Tuileries.
One of the most important art critics of his time, André Salmon writes about Suzanne Bernouard and the (French) Arts and Crafts movement in his book “Young French Painting in 1912: “One could not neglect either Mademoiselles Albertine or Suzanne Bernouard, whose art is minor yet occupies a place of importance (…) They paint and embroider. It is not decorative art that lead them to painting. They paint flowers and lilies (...
One song by Ravel makes their petals shake ….”
Suzanne was the sister of poet and publisher François Bernouard and the wife of the architect and artist Louis Sue (1875-1968), who was also a major figure the art nouveau mouvement. The painting presented was in Louis Sue's personal collection and comes from his estate. It bears on the verso the stamp of the 1968 Louis Sue sale.
Our oil on board measures 41 x 31.5 cm, is signed at the lower right and presented in its original, beautifully water-gilded frame which has minor wear and tear. The overall framed size is 48 x 37.5 cm.
Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1920s.
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Mimosas, White and Yellow Flowers, Ca 1920 Woman Artist Ca 1920 French Arts and Crafts Oil on Board
