Raymond GLAIZE (Paris, 1880 - Hargnies, 1914) Two undines Oil on canvas (original canvas) Signed 'RGLAIZE. 1903' lower left Canvas from the house of Paul Denis No frame Two undines, oil on canvas, signed, by R. Glaize 16.34 x 36.22 in. 41.5 x 92.0 cm Provenance: Anonymous sale; Paris, Hôtel Drouot, s. 4, Me Perret, 26 September 1969, no. 23 ; Acquired at this sale by Gérard Lévy ; Gérard Lévy Collection; Then by descent Exhibitions: Esthètes et Magiciens / Symbolistes des collections parisiennes, Paris, Musée Galliera, December 1970 - January 1971, cat. no. 61: "Deux Dames" [label on reverse]. From a dynasty of history painters, grandson of Auguste-Barthélémy Glaize and son of Léon Glaize, Raymond Glaize trained with the latter before joining Jean-Léon Gérôme's studio. He made his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1905 and enjoyed his first successes. Our large canvas is one of the few surviving examples of an artist who died too soon, cut down by the Great War in September 1914. Here, the painter depicts two undines taking advantage of the night to emerge from their stream among the reeds, while the moon illuminates a park animated only by the recognisable silhouette of the Narcissus of Pompeii, an antique model widely distributed in the studios. Raymond GLAIZE (Paris, 1880 - Hargnies, 1914) 41.5 x 92.0 cm From a dynasty of history painters, grandson of Auguste-Barthélémy Glaize and son of Léon Glaize, Raymond Glaize trained with the latter before joining Jean-Léon Gérôme's studio. He made his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1905 and enjoyed his first successes. Our large canvas is one of the few surviving examples of an artist who died too soon, cut down by the Great War in September 1914. Here, the painter depicts two undines taking advantage of the night to emerge from their stream among the reeds, while the moon illuminates a park animated only by the recognisable silhouette of the Narcissus of Pompeii, an antique model widely distributed in the studios.