Pastel drawing by Raymond Thibésart (1874-1968) depicting a rolling plain with plum trees in blossom.

Raymond Thibésart was born on May 2, 1874 into a well-to-do family in Bar-sur-Aube. Shortly afterwards, his parents moved to Enghien, just outside Paris. He later studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Académie Julian in Paris. His teachers introduced him to the Symbolist artistic movement, which influenced his early work. 
In 1897, he became a member of the Société des Artistes Français, where he won a gold medal. He exhibited regularly at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des indépendants.
In 1902, he followed his friend Emile Boggio and moved to Vaux sur Seine, after which they traveled together to Italy. From then on, Thibésart regularly practiced the "Postimpressionist" style. He frequently traveled to Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Corsica to capture the beauty of the landscape. Driven by a great passion, the painter created many pastels on the spot, capturing moments and light.   
Thibésart devoted seventy years of his life to painting, and died in 1968 at the age of 94. 


Good condition.  Note two small damp spots in the upper center of the drawing.
Provenance: artist's studio collection.
Signed in pencil lower right.
The work is sold in a custom-made wooden frame.

Dimensions with frame:
Height: 32 cm
Width: 44.5 cm

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