old painting romantic scene Emile Vernon. French 1872-1919. Artist/ Attributed to Emile Vernon. Technique: painting / wood. Measures 41cm x 33cm (16" x 13") unframedBiography-Emile Vernon Born: 1872 - Blois, FranceDied: 1919 - Blois, FranceKnown for: Female portraits, children, nudes, townscape and floral still life paintingPaul Émile Vernon, born on 14 March 1872 in Blois, France and died in the same town on 31 January 1920, was a French painter.Emile Vernon studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Tours and received the first drawing prize in 1888. Then he studied William Bouguereau and Auguste Truphème at the school of the fine arts of Paris.In 1898, he participated in the Exhibitio. of fine arts and decorative arts of Tours and began at the Salon des Artistes Français. He exhibited there regularly until 1913, presenting in particular portraits, landscapes and floral paintings.In 1898, he had two exhibitions, first, he participated at The Exposition of Fine Arts and Decorative Arts in Paris and later the same year exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais, and from then on, Emile Vernon exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon from 1898 to 1913. Although he painted portraits, landscapes, and bouquets of flowers, painting beautiful women and children became his specialty, and are much in demand in the America, Canada, and Japan.Emile Vernon also received numerous commissions for decorative murals as well as oil painting for the theater of Chatellerault in 1898. He also created paintings for the Nevers Theater. In 1904, he exhibited at The Royal Academy in London the floral painting Roses. Emile Vernon died in 1920 at the age of 48.

This is in very good condition Provenance available upon request. Private Collection.