France, modern period in the Gothic style
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France, modern period in the Gothic style
Head of Saint Louis
Limestone
H. 26.5 cm, and base H. 14 cm Damage and wear
Provenance : Edouard Larcade collection, by descent
Related literature
Jean-Marie Cusinberche, La France de Mathieu, cat. exp. Les Galeries de St-Germain, September 26-November 5, 1994, Axiom graphic Imprimeur, 1994, s. p.
In 1954, the famous art dealer and founder of the Rive Droite gallery, a pioneer in the promotion of the New Realists, Jean Larcade, welcomed the famous painter Georges Mathieu to his castle in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The latter, founder of the Lyrical Abstraction movement, produced one of his most important paintings, Les Capétiens Partout! After dedicating his painting to Louis XI in 1950 and to Philippe III le Hardi in 1952, Georges Matthieu became fascinated by the figure and exploits of Hugues Capet.
The discovery of Jean Larcade's private collection, mainly composed of precious medieval testimonies as well as Chinese porcelain and Egyptian antiquities, was a real revelation for the ar- tist. More than just a showcase for the collector's treasures, the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, from which our Head of Saint-Louis comes, became a place of inspiration, creation and exhibition. A photograph of Georges Mathieu facing this head, "an unexpected, unhoped-for confrontation [which] was a real shock" illustrates the catalog of the exhibition La France de Mathieu presented by Jean-Marie Cusinberche in 1994.
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