JULES PAGES (1867-1946)
24. Pont Neuf, Paris
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
21 x 29 inches
28 x 36 framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Paris, France
Though he was born in San Francisco, Jules Eugene Pages spent most of his career in France, where he was well known as an Impressionist painter. Early on, he worked in California as an apprentice at his father’s engraving studio, but in 1888 he moved to Paris. At the Academie Julian, Pages studied under Jules Lefebvre, Benjamin Constant, and Fleury. By 1902, he was teaching there, and he also served as its director.
During his lifetime, Pages gained international recognition. His most notable accomplishment was exhibiting at the Paris Salon, winning an honorable mention in 1895, Gold Medals in 1899 and 1905.
He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1910. He briefly returned to California, where he exhibited at the Panama Pacific International Exhibition in 1915, and he was a member of the International Jury of Awards.
In French, Pont Neuf translates to The New Bridge. It is ironic the “New Bridge”, is the oldest bridge still standing on the Seine River. Construction was started over four hundred years ago, in the year 1578. Jules Pages was enthralled with Pont Neuf and painted the bridge from many different angles, throughout his career. The Seine River and Notre-Dame Cathedral gave Pages an endless source of inspiration.
Works held:
California Historical Society; San
Diego Museum; Mills College, Oakland; Oakland Museum; De Young Museum, San
Francisco; Museum of Pau, France; Museum of Toulouse, France; Luxembourg Museum,
Paris; Bohemian Club, San Francisco.
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