Oil on panel, Woman at the Organ by Edmond LAPEYRE
Oil on panel, Woman at the Organ by Edmond LAPEYRE
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Edmond Edouard LAPEYRE 1880-1960
Attracted to painting from an early age, he moved to Paris to train with renowned masters. He joined the studio of painter Fernand Cormon, located in Montmartre, where he rubbed shoulders with Henri Matisse and Jacques Villon. He then continued his training with Paul-Émile Boutigny and Albert Larteau, both of whom came from the academic tradition and painted genre scenes and battles.
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| Dimensions | 12.2 × 16.2 inches |
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Lapeyre quickly explored a wide variety of themes.
He began with Orientalist scenes, in the spirit of fin-de-siècle taste. He also tried his hand at historical and mythological painting and depicted Parisian life.
His paintings depicting Parisian high society during the Belle Époque and the interwar period are highly sought after: elegant women on the boulevards, sports enthusiasts, leisure scenes, and refined portraits. One of his most famous portraits is that of Anna de Noailles at the races, circa 1909, which perfectly illustrates his sense of elegance and his talent for capturing the atmosphere of a privileged milieu.
His paintings can be found in the Salons alongside those of Jean Beraud and Henri Gervex.
Alongside this worldly vein, Lapeyre developed a landscape oeuvre inspired by his many travels. In 1909, during a stay in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, he painted his first scenes of dunes and beaches. In the 1920s and 1930s, he regularly visited the Charente coast, particularly Royan and Vallières, where he observed the rise of seaside tourism. His paintings show women in modern outfits, bathers, boats, and luminous scenes imbued with a holiday spirit.