'Place De La Concorde' by Henri Julie, Paris, California, Surrealist, Neo-Classical Symbolism

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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 … Read more 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. See less