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Signed lower right, 'Henri Julie' (French, 1903-1984) and painted circa 1955.
Displayed in a custom-made, carved wood and water-gilded frame …
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Signed lower right, 'Henri Julie' (French, 1903-1984) and painted circa 1955.
Displayed in a custom-made, carved wood and water-gilded frame by Richard Tobey & Son with gilt title-plate.
Framed dimensions: 25''H x 2.25''D x 36.5''W inches
A substantial and dramatic Symbolist oil showing a view of the famous Parisian square with the Obelisk of Luxor silhouetted against a bolt of lightning striking and the city aflame. In the center foreground, a woman wearing a wreath in her hair stands on a horse-drawn fire-truck and aims a water-hose at a Neoclassical facade designed by the architect Jacques-Ange Gabriel. Henri Julie was born in the 15th Arrondissement of Paris In the Caserne de Pompiers and died in Tournon-sur-Rhone in the Ardeche. He lived and painted in France and California.
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- Dimensions
- 30.25ʺW × 0.5ʺD × 16.75ʺH
- Styles
- Modern
- Surrealism
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Cityscape
- Period
- 1950s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Masonite Board
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Design Modified, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brick Red
- Condition Notes
- Good: painting: minor restoration, minor losses; fibre-board foundation is fragile. frame: minor losses, minor restoration. shows well. Good: painting: minor restoration, minor losses; fibre-board foundation is fragile. frame: minor losses, minor restoration. shows well. less
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