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What Do You See? The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Part I
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- Sale 2720
Live
| Philadelphia
Feb 27 | 12:00 PM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 2720
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$15,000 – $25,000
In 1919, after five years of absence, Manguin returned to the South of France with enthusiasm, and rediscovered the colorful landscapes that inspired him from 1904 to 1914. The artist and his family settled near Marseille, in an old convent called La Servianne, which Manguin “intend[ed] to use to make important canvases.”
In the present work, a colorful landscape evokes the serenity that Manguin and his family found at La Servianne. With a lush palette, Manguin conveys the charm of his environs, and composes an ode to a simpler, bucolic way of life. Unlike to his earlier canvases of St. Tropez, Les Pins Autour de la Servianne adopts a freer, more harmonious touch that blends together. A master colorist, Manguin employs rich pinks and purples, which contrast with saturated greens and make for a soothing ensemble that lulls viewers.
Fellow painter Félix Vallotton summarized this sensation while standing before a Manguin oil in 1909: “It makes me feel warm inside.” By painting in this way, Manguin added a modern touch and Fauve flair to an older Arcadian motif, similar to Paul Cézanne, Paul Signac and Henri-Edmond Cross, who captured the scorching hot ‘Midi’ and turned it into a mythological place where time and space ceased to exist.
The Artist.
Acquired directly from the above in January 1920.
Galerie Druet (Madame E. Druet), Paris (inventory #9133, per original label verso).
Jacques Zoubaloff, Paris, circa 1921.
His Sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, sale of May 20, 1929, lot 52.
The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In very good, close to excellent original condition with no sign of inpainting as seen under UV light. The work would likely benefit from a light cleaning judging from the view signs of surface soiling in the sky. See Specialist's images for more details.
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