{"product_id":"the-young-shepherd-with-pan-pipe-by-joseph-marius-avy-circa-1920s","title":"'The Young Shepherd with Pan Pipe' by Joseph-Marius Avy (circa 1920s)","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The Young Shepherd with Pan Pipe', oil on panel, by Joseph-Marius Avy (circa 1920s). A sensuous and accomplished Arcadian study depicting a young male figure — lithe, athletic, dreamlike — reclines amid lush Mediterranean foliage in a moment of arrested movement, raising a golden pan pipe to his lips. His gaze is upturned and dreaming, as though absorbed in a music not yet played. A garland of dark leaves crowns his hair; roses bloom in the greenery behind him against a sliver of bright summer sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork invokes the spirit of classical mythology — the pipe, the wreath and the wild setting all speak to the Arcadian tradition — though Avy renders his subject as an ideally beautiful young man rather than a hybrid creature, like a faun. The figure is painted with confident authority, the musculature modelled in warm, sculptural flesh tones, set against a richly worked background of deep greens built up with vigorous, Impressionist-inflected brushwork. The contrast between the smooth luminosity of the skin and the textured density of the foliage gives the panel an almost jewel-like intensity. The painting is in good overall condition having recently undergone a treatment by an art restoration specialist. It is newly framed with a linen slip and signed in the lower left hand. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying this listing. Upon request a video will be provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions with Frame\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 46 cm \/ 18.1\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eW 37.6 cm \/ 14.8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions without Frame\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 33.5 cm \/13.2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eW 25.5 cm \/ 10\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/span\u003e: Joseph-Marius Avy  (1871-1939) was born in Marseille and trained in Paris under Léon Bonnat and Albert Maignan. He became particularly celebrated during the Belle Époque for his large-scale depictions of Parisian high society. He exhibited regularly at the \u003cem\u003eSalon des Artistes Français\u003c\/em\u003e from 1900 to 1933, winning the Marie Bashkirtseff Prize in 1900 and receiving the \u003cem\u003eDiplôme d'Honneur \u003c\/em\u003ein 1937. He was appointed \u003cem\u003eChevalier of the Légion d'Honneur\u003c\/em\u003e, later promoted to Commander. Works by Avy are held in the \u003cem\u003eMusée du Petit Palais \u003c\/em\u003ein Paris, the \u003cem\u003ePalais des Beaux-Arts \u003c\/em\u003ein Lille, and the \u003cem\u003eMusée de la Piscine \u003c\/em\u003ein Roubaix. His auction record includes paintings reaching 8,000 euros.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bureau of Interior Affairs (BIA London)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56707384574332,"sku":"SKU 2482","price":1680.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1764\/8437\/files\/IMG_7524.jpg?v=1777637424","url":"https:\/\/bialondon.com\/products\/the-young-shepherd-with-pan-pipe-by-joseph-marius-avy-circa-1920s","provider":"Bureau of Interior Affairs (BIA London)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}