01 Painting, Streets of Paris, Lucien Laurent-Gsell's Suicidée, with footnotes, Part 87

Lucien Laurent-Gsell, French 1860–1944

Suicidée!

Oil on canvas

113 ½ by 83 ½ in.; 288.2 by 212 cm

Private collection

Estimate for 30,000 - 50,000 USD in June 2023

The painting, which is larger than life-size, may be «Suicidée!» which Laurent-Gsell exhibited at the 1888 Salon de la Société des Artistes Français. A young woman has been pulled from the Seine by two strapping men, wearing workman’s boots and blue trousers, with water still dripping from her skirt and pooling beneath her hair. Her limp right hand hangs lifelessly by her side, her eyes are closed, her skin is turning green, and her mouth is slightly ajar. A modestly dressed young woman standing nearby–wearing a gold ring on her right wedding finger—bends towards the body with concern, while a policeman and other passersby arrive on the scene at left between mounds of sand dredged up from the river. Looking at the Pont des arts, the Academie des Beaux-Arts is visible across the Seine at right with the steeples of Sainte Chapelle at center and the Cathedral of Notre Dame at left. Stanislas Lepine realized a similar view of the Pont des arts, seen from the Pont Royal, which gives a fuller sense of the working activity along the Seine. More on this painting

Lucien Laurent-Gsell was born on November 19, 1860, in Paris. His father Gaspard is renowned for his stained-glass windows and the quality of his restorations. The name of Laurent is attached to Gsell, the name of his mother, daughter of Emile Laurent, a famous glassmaker. Lucien Laurent-Gsell entered the École des Beaux-Arts, where he was a pupil of Gaspard Gsell, his father and Alexandre Cabanel. Both of their teachings gave him a passion for the rendering of light in colors, combined with remarkable technical virtuosity in the mastery of drawing. He painted numerous Orientalist scenes as well as scenes of the genre, where the female characters were overflowing with vitality and sensuality. His works are included in the collections of the Musée d'Orsay. Laurent-Gsell died in 1944 in Paris. More on Lucien Laurent-Gsell

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