JEAN BURKHALTER (France, 1895 -1982). - Lot 135

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JEAN BURKHALTER (France, 1895 -1982). - Lot 135
JEAN BURKHALTER (France, 1895 -1982). "Landscape", 1930. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Signed and dated lower right. 31 x 49 cm Note: Born in Auxerre, Jean Burkhalter came from a wealthy background, but after losing his father in 1912 and his mother in 1915, he moved to Paris at the age of 18. In 1915, he enrolled at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, where he continued his studies until 1919. He then went on to work for a number of decorating houses, specializing in fabrics and carpets, the creation and publication of printed canvases, and goldsmithing, which enabled him to take part in the Salon des artistes. décorateurs for the first time. In 1920, he exhibited paintings at the Galerie des artistes modernes, then at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon de la Société nationale des beaux-arts in 1921. He took part in the fiftieth anniversary of the 1925 Exhibition at the Musée des Objets Décoratifs. Arts in Paris, October 15, 1976. In one of his manuscripts, entitled "Ligne, surface, volume", never published but quoted in the book by Laure Guillier et al, Jean Burkhalter writes: "Art, taken in its most general sense, is a more or less cerebral game, but it is a game, and it is in fact in a large number of media that it plays. His works, most of which belong to private collections, are so numerous and varied (watercolors, red). chalk, oil paintings, etc.). Le port de Sormiou (Provence) was acquired by the French State, 1932, originally listed in the Musée du Luxembourg, 1934, but currently unlocated. Please ask for condition reports: they are not included in the descriptions.
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