‘Venice at Sunset’ Maurice Bompard (1857-1936) Seascape

Antique Impressionist oil painting on panel by listed French artist Maurice Bompard (1857-1936). It is titled, ‘Venice at Sunset’ and depicts a colorful scene of buildings and gondolas along a Venetian canal. Signed lower left and displayed in the original giltwood swept frame. Provenance: Private french collection. Auction hammer prices for Bompard exceed $16,000.

Bompard studied under Gustave Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1878, and took part in the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900 and the Exposition Coloniale in Marseilles in 1906. He was a member of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes Français (society of French oriental artists), and exhibited his paintings at the Salon des Artistes algériens et orientalistes in Algiers. He was awarded a travel bursary in 1882, which enabled him to visit Germany, Italy, Tunisia and Spain. He lived in Biskra, Algeria, between 1890 and 1900, where he painted scenes from everyday life. He became a Chevalier, then in 1914 an officer, of the Légion d’Honneur. He painted flowers, many views and scenes that were typical of Algeria, but he specialised particularly in landscapes and picturesque genre scenes of Venice, which gave him an inexhaustible supply of subjects to paint that were in constant public demand.
Solo Exhibitions: 1987, Musée Denys Puech, Rodez

Museum and Gallery Holdings: Le Puy-en-Velay (Mus. Crozatier): Tripe Butchers in the Calle della Madona, Venice (1900, oil on canvas), Marseilles (MBA): Early Career in the Studio; Favourite; Harem Scene, Marseilles (Mus. Cantini): several works, Mulhouse: Basilica di S Marco, Venice, Narbonne (Mus. d’Art et d’Histoire): Meeting for the Procession (oil on panel), Paris (Mus. d’Orsay): Prayer of the Madonna (1897, oil on canvas), Rennes (MBA): Model Resting (1880, oil on canvas), Tourcoing: Memory of Biskra.
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Art has long been regarded as a strong and safe investment. Ellen Kelleher, a personal finance reporter for The Financial Times wrote an article recommending art particularly in the $500 – $50,000 range as a sound long term investment with an impressive current average annual yield of 9.7%. See ‘Hang Your Investments on the Wall’ in the Financial Times published in October, 2010.