Original Painting - Signed L De Nevers, 1912

Lorenzo de Nevers was born in Sainte Elphege de La Baie-du-Fevres, in Yamaska County, Quebec Province, in 1877. He studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and at other institutions in Paris, and loved the City so much that he stayed there for 15 years.

This painting was painted during his time in Paris. While in Paris, he spent ten years under the supervision of painting masters such as Gabriel Ferrier and Léon Bonnat. He came ninth of 400 participants when he competed for the Prix de Rome and was a colleague of Pablo Picasso and Borduas.

Lorenzo returned to the U.S. in 1914 and lived in different cities, moving around depending on where he could find commissions. He spent 17 years in New York, and also had studios in Woonsocket, Central Falls, and Providence, Rhode Island and in Montreal. He was known particularly for his portrait paintings. Among his works are portraits of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, King Alphonse XIII of Spain and King Albert I of Belgium. He also painted many of the Franco-American leaders of his day. The artist died in 1967.

This painting is 34 3/4 inches wide, 24 3/4 inches high, and 1 1/2 inches deep.

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