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Masked Ball at the Opera, Paris, Henri Gervex, 1886

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1907 Henri Gervex, Le Cercle de l'île de Puteaux (The circle of the island of Puteaux), Musée Carnavalet

Henri Gervex painted Yachting in the Archipelago in 1898, while a guest on board the magnificent yacht, Namouna, belonging to Gordon Bennett, the owner of the New York Herald and an international media entrepreneur. Bennett, who is probably depicted as the gentleman in white suit, leaning against the cabin in the posture of Captain of his vessel, moved frequently between New York and Paris. He occasionally commissioned Gervex to provide illustrations for the Herald and often included the artist among the fashionable European and American guests on the most current of his several renowned yachts. For Gervex, an artist entirely committed to painting the very real events and most fashionable details of his day, Yachting in the Archipelago represents a fascinating intersection between his personal and professional lives. (x) 

Henri Gervex, scène de café à Paris, 1876

Rolla, Henri Gervex, 1878

Henri Gervex, Five Hours at Paquin’s, Jeanne Paquin, detail, 1906.

"Un Mardi, Soirée chez Madeleine Lemaire" d'Henri Gervex (circa 1910), la chanteuse portant un modèle Mariano Fortuny, à l'exposition "Fortuny, un Espagnol à Venise" au Musée Galliera, Paris, novembre 2017.