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ART DECO DECORATIVE 3 PANEL SCREEN
SPECTACULAR FRENCH ART DECO ROOM DIVIDER, UNIQUE DESIGNS ON BOTH SIDES.
SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, JACQUES ROGER SIMON. DATED 1930.
DIMENSIONS: 84" WIDE (7') 66" HIGH ( 5'6")
DESIGNS ON EACH SIDE:
FRONT PANELS WITH A BLACK LACQUER BASE,
FEATURING AN AQUATIC AND FLORAL SCENE IN PAINTED LACQUER, MOTHER OF PEARL AND EGGSHELL.
REVERSE PANELS FEATURE A COLORFUL AND SCENIC
OIL PAINTING OF THE FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE WITH A WATER MILL.
 
ABOUT THE ARTIST: JACQUES ROGER SIMON
PARISIAN FRENCH PAINTER AND ILLUSTRATOR
BORN NOVEMBER 21, 1875 IN PARIS.
SON OF CONSTANT SIMON, GRANDSON OF EMILE DARDOIZE.
STUDENT OF FINE ART UNDER BOUGEREAU, FERRIER, MAIGNAN AND COTTET.
WORKS: A PORTRAIT OF "THE PORT OF ALGIERS" AND A STILL LIFE
ARE EXHIBITED AT THE MUSEUM OF LUXEMBOURG IN PARIS.
A MARINE THEMED PAINTING IS ON EXHIBIT AT THE CHARTRES MUSEUM IN PARIS.
OTHER WORKS OF SIMON'S ARE PROMINENTLY EXHIBITED IN MUSEUMS
IN NEW YORK, ALGIERS, BUFFALO AND PHILADELPHIA.
SIMON CREATED BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS FOR R.DORGELES, LE
CABARET DE LA BELLE FEMME,
G. DUHAMEL, LE PLAISIRS ET LE JEUX, FROMENTIN,
UNE ANNEE DANS LE DAHEL, J. KESSEL, VENT DE SABLE.
GLASS PAINTINGS BY SIMON INCLUDE WORKS AT THE
CHURCH OF MARQUILLIES.
IN 1931, THE FRENCH NATIONAL GOBELIN MANUFACTURE
WORKED TOGETHER WITH SIMON IN CREATING THREE GOBELINS FOR THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
ITEM # FADSC3: Sold !
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