Jacques MAJORELLE (1886-1962). "View of the pyramids at sunset". Oil on panel. Signed lower right (small chips and chips), located Egypt on the back and dated 1910. Size : 46 x 54 cm. Provenance: Estate of Monsieur Louis Thirion, furniture from the private mansion built in 1923 by Gibert et Ogé, which has remained in the family ever since. Jacques Majorelle was a French painter known for his Orientalist paintings. He was born on March 7, 1886 in Nancy, France, the son of the famous Art Nouveau furniture designer Louis Majorelle. Majorelle studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Nancy in 1901, then at the Académie Julian in Paris. Examples of his later work can be seen at the Hotel Mamounia in Marrakech, the French Consulate in Marrakech and the Villa du Jardin Majorelle. In addition to his painting, Majorelle is best remembered for the construction of the villa and gardens that today bear his name, the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech. Majorelle died on October 14, 1962 in Paris at the age of 76. He was buried in Nancy, France, near his birthplace. This piece will be presented to the Comité Majorelle. Expert : Madame Amélie MARCILHAC