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Henri Paul Royer<\/h2>\n

An elegant portrait of a woman in an evening gown, in soft, harmonious colors, circa 1930, by the painter Henri, Paul Royer; entitled “le sphinx” when it was exhibited at the Salon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oil on canvas
\n<\/span>Signed lower right.
\nDimensions: 97 x 130 cm
\nWith frame: 118 x 152 cm<\/h6>\n
price: \u20ac23,000<\/h6>\n
Old exhibition label dated 1935 on the back
\n<\/span>Exhibited at the Paris Salon under the title “Le sphinx”.<\/h6>\n
The famous photographer Albert Harlingue (1879-1964 ) photographed Henri Royer in his studio, painting this picture with his model.
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Women are a recurring theme in the paintings of Henri, Paul Royer<\/span><\/h3>\n

Here, a bird’s-eye view of a sofa where the elegant woman lounges, welcomed by soft cushions and shimmering fabrics. Her long, gauzy, turquoise-blue evening gown, in taffeta and tulle, covers the entire sofa, bringing plenty of light to the painting.<\/p>\n

His drawing is precise, his color harmonies measured and harmonious.<\/p>\n

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Biography<\/span><\/h4>\n

Genre painter, portraitist and landscape artist Henri Paul Royer was born in Nancy. He is the son of Jules Royer, founder of one of Nancy’s most important lithographic printing works. <\/p>\n

Immersed in the art world, Royer entered the Nancy School of Fine Arts, where he met \u00c9mile Friant. He studied with Antoine Vierling and Louis-Th\u00e9odore Devilly, and exhibited his first works at the Salon de Nancy.
\n<\/span>These early successes prompted his parents and teachers to encourage a study trip to the Netherlands in the company of Emile Friant, who was to exert a major influence on him.<\/p>\n

On his return in 1888, he enrolled at the Acad\u00e9mie Julian in Paris, where he studied with Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Gustave Boulanger.<\/p>\n

In 1890, he made his Salon debut with a painting entitled “Le Vagabond”, for which he received an honorable mention.<\/p>\n

He won several awards, including a gold medal at the Fine Arts Exhibition for Emperor Franz Joseph’s Jubilee in Vienna, and a silver medal at the 1900 Universal Exhibition.<\/p>\n

He traveled to South and North America, where he had spent many years, and toured Europe.
\nHis trip to Brittany in 1896 left a deep impression on him, and for the rest of his life, Royer painted Breton subjects.<\/p>\n

He was made a Chevalier de la L\u00e9gion d’Honneur in 1900.<\/p>\n

In 1901, he was offered the directorship of the women’s studio at the Acad\u00e9mie Julian, which he accepted.
\n<\/span>A teacher at the Acad\u00e9mie Julian in Paris and the \u00c9cole des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Henri Royer counted many students in his studio.<\/p>\n

In 1906, he took part in decorating the Villa Majorelle in Nancy.
\nDuring the First World War, Henri Royer joined the camouflage section of the 1st Engineer Regiment on November 1, 1916.<\/p>\n

He died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on October 31, 1938.
\nIn 2008, an exhibition was organized in Audierne to pay tribute to the painter.<\/p>\n

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Bibliography<\/h4>\n

– R\u00e9union des mus\u00e9es nationaux, L’\u00c9cole de Nancy, 1889-1909: Art nouveau et industries d’art, 1999,<\/p>\n

– G\u00e9rald Schurr, 1820-1920, les petits ma\u00eetres de la peinture: valeur de demain, vol. 3, \u00c9ditions de l’Amateur, 1986.<\/p>\n

– Conseil des mus\u00e9es nationaux, Revue du Louvre: the journal of the museums of France,<\/p>\n

– Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 lorraine des amis des arts, “Nos exposants : Henri Royer”, Bulletin des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s artistiques de l’Est, Imprimerie coop\u00e9rative de l’Est, no. 1, January 1903,<\/p>\n

– Maurice Gar\u00e7ot, “Henri Royer”, Le Pays lorrain, Nancy, Berger-Levrault, no. 7, July 1939<\/p>\n

– Gabriel Weisberg and Karal Ann Marling, Montmartre and the Making of Mass Culture, London, Rutgers University Press, 2001, 296 pages.<\/p>\n

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France<\/p>\n

– Paris, Mus\u00e9e du Louvre; Mus\u00e9e d’Orsay.<\/p>\n

– Nancy, Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts – Nymph (1893)<\/p>\n

– Quimper, Museum of Fine Arts<\/p>\n

– Brest, Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts<\/p>\n

Brazil<\/p>\n

– Rio de Janeiro, Museum of Fine Arts :<\/p>\n

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