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MALIVEL Jeanne (1895-1926) "Young boy with a sandwich". Oil on canvas signed lower left. In a large rustic molded wood frame with nails (Minor accidents, wear, canvas slightly distended, varnish dirty, stains). Height 53.5 cm x W 41.5 cm Provenance: Estate of Julien Bacon (1892-1980), by descent in the family. Jeanne Malivel (1895-1926), a figure of the Breton artistic revival at the beginning of the 20th century, unfortunately only had a very short production period. Although she died at the age of thirty-one, this multi-dimensional artist nevertheless produced a substantial body of work in ten years, inspired by Art Deco and animated by the spirit of Breton folklore. Originally from Loudéac in the Côtes d'Armor, this energetic young woman moved to Paris in 1916 to train at the Académie Julian, then at the Beaux-Arts. A committed artist and convinced Breton citizen, she also took courses in Celtic literature at the Collège de France and Breton lessons at the Cercle Celtique. Jeanne was very sensitive to the message of painter Maxime Maufra, whom she met in Pontivy in 1920 at the Congress of the Breton Regionalist Federation, and who urged artists to participate in Breton creation. She also met Maurice Denis and Georges Devallières, with whom she shared a taste for religious painting and medieval aesthetics. She joined them in the Art Sacré studio in Paris. In 1919, she joined the Breton regionalist group Unvaniez Yaounkiz Breiz, which brought together Breton artists living in Paris, including René Quillivic, James Bouillé and Suzanne and René-Yves Creston. In 1922, Jeanne published "Histoire de notre Bretagne", a partisan work hailed by Breton nationalists. Initially intended for children, the book was illustrated with some 72 woodcuts, a remarkable graphic work that was emulated by her students at the École des Beaux-Arts in Rennes. In the summer of 1923, Jeanne Malivel joined a group of enthusiastic militants who founded the "Seiz Breur" (Seven Brothers) movement. The group's ambition was to modernize Breton art, purifying it by adopting a clear line and unity of style in the manner of Quimper faience motifs. Alongside the Seiz Breur, Jeanne Malivel succeeded in presenting a set of furniture for "l'Osté", the Upper-Brittany common room, at the Exposition Internationale des arts décoratifs industriels modernes in Paris in 1925. This dining room combines the main characteristics of the Breton decorative style of the interwar period: modernity of form, simplicity, robustness and the desire to conceal nothing of the furniture's structure. Shortly afterwards, Jeanne married and gradually distanced herself from the movement. She settled in Vitré, where she died in 1926. The "Seiz Breur" movement (liquidated in 1947) celebrated its centenary last year. Our work is both a painting and an object of decorative art. The touching portrait of this fierce-looking child is set in the center of a wooden panel, worked and embellished with decorative nails. The piece features a small shelf at the top, probably intended for a votive statue. This work, unique in its unity and coherence, is one of the few pieces by the artist to bear witness to his talent, while at the same time reflecting a regional style. In July 2023, Jeanne Malivel's work was the subject of the exhibition "Jeanne Malivel (1895-1926), une artiste engagée" at the Forney Library in Paris. https://www.paris.fr/evenements/jeanne-malivel-1895-1926-une-artiste-engagee-32508