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Palais du Senat, Paris, France by BISHOP, Elizabeth

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Title
Palais du Senat, Paris, France
Author
BISHOP, Elizabeth
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
The painting is in excellent condition, and is far more beautiful than the reproduction in Exchanging Hats suggests. Bishop's pa
Description
[1938?]. A beautiful early painting by the poet of one of Paris's familiar landmarks. William Benton, Exchanging Hats: Elizabeth Bishop Paintings, p. 9, speculates that this painting was done in 1938, and that it may have been the first time Bishop used "Chinese white". In the fall of 1935, however, Bishop lived at 58 rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. As Bishop told Frani Blough in a letter dated October 20, 1935, "The house is right at the corner of the Luxembourg Gardens, where we walk and look at the fountains and dahlias and babies." The Palais du Senat is situated within the grounds of the Luxembourg Gardens at the intersection of rue de Vaugirard and rue de Tournon (rue de Seine). It is quite possible that Bishop's apartment overlooked not only the Jardin du Luxembourg but also the Palais du Senat. Given Bishop's proximity to the Palais du Senat in 1935, it would seem more likely that this painting was accomplished then, rather than in 1938 as Benton suggests. If true, the present painting would be one of Bishop's earliest finished paintings. As an architectural rendering, it is also one of her most unusual works of art, and like her other paintings, it must have had particular personal significance for her. The painting is in excellent condition, and is far more beautiful than the reproduction in Exchanging Hats suggests. Bishop's paintings are of the greatest rarity on the market. Original watercolor and gouache, 5 5/8 x 9 inches, unsigned, framed and glazed. The painting is in excellent condition, and is far more beautiful than the reproduction in Exchanging Hats suggests. Bishop's paintings are of the greatest rarity on the market.

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