Pastel drawing by Raymond Thibésart (1874-1968) of a mimosa in flower.
Raymond Thibesart was born on 2 May 1874 into a well-to-do family in Bar-sur-Aube. Shortly afterwards, his parents moved to Enghien, on the outskirts of Paris.
Thibesart went on to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Académie Julian in Paris. His teachers introduced him to the Symbolist movement, which influenced his early work. 

In 1897, Raymond Thibésart became a member, then a gold medallist, of the Société des Artistes Français. 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; they then travelled together to Italy. From then on, Thibesart regularly painted in the ‘Postimpressionist’ style. He frequently travelled to Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Corsica to capture the beauty of the landscapes. Driven by a great passion, the painter created numerous pastels on the spot, capturing moments and light.   
Thibesart devoted seventy years of his life to painting, and died in 1968 at the age of 94.  

Good condition.
Provenance: background of the artist's studio.
Signed in pencil lower right.
The work is sold in a custom-made wooden frame.

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

It will be sent the day after payment is received.