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VIEW FROM PONT DES INVALIDES TOWARDS PONT DE L'ALMA, EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE, PARIS 1900

VIEW FROM PONT DES INVALIDES TOWARDS PONT DE L'ALMA, EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE, PARIS 1900

38.5 by 46.5cm., 15¼ by 18¼in.

indistinctly signed and dated l.l.

oil on canvas

NOTE

The Exposition Universelle of 1900 brought the largest crowds to Paris, more than any other world fair. For seven months people flocked from all over the globe to view the newest inventions in technology as well as the advancements in the arts.

One of the greatest sights and most popular attractions at the exposition was the Rue des Nations. Situated along the Seine, between the Pont des Invalides and the Pont de l'Alma, each participating nation erected a pavilion as a showcase to the world. It was here that visitors could walk from Turkey to the United States or from England to Greece in a matter of minutes, engaging themselves in the individual and often ambitious styles of diverse countries.

In the present work, Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, a French artist often associated with the symbolist movement, captures the splendour of the Rue des Nations. Although he did exhibit a symbolist painting at the Palais des Beaux-Arts during the exposition, this painting of the Rue des Nations demonstrates his distinctive style and the infulence of Impressionism. The hazy light and loose brush strokes show are typical of his mature work, having abandoned the infuluences from his earlier symbolist training.