(Vitebsk 1882–1964 Taos )
“La Fin de la Kermesse” [The end of the fair] according to the French title on the reverse, verso remains of an old label, signed, dated and inscribed Leon Schulman Gaspard Russia 1911,
oil on canvas laid down on board, 28 x 46.5 cm, framed, (Rei)

Provenance:
Private Collection, Austria.

Compare:
Forrest Fenn, Carleen Milburn: Leon Gaspard. The Call of Distant Places, Tia Collection/Fenn Archive, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2015.

We are grateful to Dr. Sarah E. Boehne of the Stark Museum in Orange, Texas and Dr. Elena Ivanova (Orange, Texas) for their scientific assistance.

We are grateful to Dr. Olga Sugrobova-Roth for their scientific assistance.

The amusement fair was one of Gaspard’s favourite themes. Most of his ‘fair’ pictures (‘Fair’, ‘End of the fair’, ‘Return from the fair’) were completed between 1911–1915, during Gaspard’s stay in France (around 1900–1916), which was interrupted only once by his honeymoon to Russia. Gaspard’s early style is expressed through the small, short brush strokes with which the artist renders diverse details. Gaspard only signed his paintings in the years 1911–1912, and repeatedly changed the spelling of his name, which reads here: Léon Schulman Gaspard.

Леон Гаспар
(Витебск, 1882 – 1964, Таос, Нью-Мексико)
Окончание ярмарки
Подпись, дата и надпись справа внизу: Léon Schulman Gaspar Russia 1911 Холст на картоне, масло. 28 x 46,5 см. Рама
На обороте наклейка с названием картины на французском языке «La fin de la kermesse» и остатки еще одной наклейки

Происхождение: частное собрание

Мы благодарим Ольгу Сугробову-Рот за поддержку.