Raoul LARCHE (1860-1912) Woman with blue tunic Watercolor on paper Signed and dated "Raoul Larche 1911" lower right 23 x 17 cm Framed under glass Condition report available on request: [email protected] NOTICE Raoul Larche is a French sculptor, representative of the Art Nouveau style. After a brief period at the Ecole supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, he was admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-arts, where he studied under Alexandre Falguière, Jean Léon Gérôme and Eugène Delaplanche. Like many artists, he was influenced by the dancer Loïe Fuller. His break with academicism by depicting the evocative power of the dancer made him a household name. He made his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1884 and exhibited regularly until 1911. Over the course of his career, he won numerous medals, including the gold medal at the 1900 Universal Exhibition, the Officer's Medal of the Legion of Honor in 1910 and the Second Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1886. In 1920, the Salon des Artistes Français organized a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Grand Palais.