JULES JOSEPH LEFEBVRE, (French, 1836-1911), Woman with

JULES JOSEPH LEFEBVRE
(French 1836-1911)
Woman with a Red Fan
oil on panel
dedicated signed and dated ˆ M. W. Schaus. souvenir affectueux. Jules LeFebvre. Paris. 1886. upper right
15 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. frame: 20 1/2 x 16 in.

Provenance: By descent in a Newport Rhode Island family.

After studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Artes and a five year Italian sojourn after winning the Prix de Rome in 1860 Jules LeFebvre became a celebrated teacher at the Academie Julian in Paris. LeFebvreÕs lasting influence on his students at the Academie can be seen in the works of American artists such as Childe Hassam Frank Benson and Edmund Tarbell.
Condition Report: Minor scattered paint losses along edges, consistent with frame rub, particularly along upper right and lower left vertical edges (only visible when unframed); clear under UV examination.