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An image of The Book of Peace by Edgard Maxence

Edgard Maxence

(France 1871–1954)

Title
The Book of Peace
Other titles:
The book of serenity
Alternative title:
Le Livre de Paix
Year
1913
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on wood panel
Dimensions

160.3 x 104.7cm board; 192.5 x 133.6 x 12.0cm frame

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1913
Accession number
782
Copyright
© Edgard Maxence/ADAGP. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Location
19th & 20th c European art
Provenance (1)

Paris Salon (France), Paris/France, Purchased by the AGNSW from the Paris Salon 1913

Bibliography (3)

Paris Salon (France) (Author), 1913 Catalogue illustré du Salon, Paris, 1913, 9 (illus.). cat.no. 1236

Annabel Davie (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales Handbook, Domain, 1988, 41.

Anna Waldmann (Australia) (Author), Salon and Academie: the charm of tradition, Domain, 1984, cover (colour illus.), (illus.). no catalogue numbers

Exhibition history (2)

Paris Salon, 1913, Paris Salon, 1913–1913.

Salon and Academie: the charm of tradition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Nov 1984–May 1985.