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Doe-eyed women, unicorns, and chimeras: Saint-Geniès, great-grandson of Gounod, creates a dreamlike universe where everything is music. Discover his original lithograph above.
Saint-Geniès, Unicorns, Sphinxes, and Chimeras
Francis de Lassus Saint-Geniès, born in 1925 in Val-André, Brittany, is a French painter and lithographer, great-grandson of composer Charles Gounod. His doe-eyed women, unicorns, sphinxes, and chimeras create a dreamlike universe of gentle harmonies, where everything is music.
- 1925: Born in Val-André, Brittany.
- Trained at the Académie Julian, Paris.
- Long period dedicated to portraiture.
- Developed a universe filled with mythological figures and waking dreams.
- Illustrated Nerval's Chimères and Pierre Louÿs' Songs of Bilitis.
From Portrait to Dream
Saint-Geniès initially devoted himself to portraiture, seeking the secret character of his models. He then developed a highly personal expression, in a refined chromatic range, where unicorns, swans, and chimeras intersect.
The Illustrator
His illustrations for Nerval and Pierre Louÿs extend this poetic universe. His works are featured in numerous collections in France and abroad.
Choosing a Saint-Geniès Work
- His original lithographs capture the softness of his palette.
- Mythological subjects, unicorns, or swans are the most emblematic.
- A poetic universe that suits both a bedroom and a living room.
- Each work offered by the gallery is precisely described and sold with an invoice-certificate.
Saint-Geniès at Galerie 125
The gallery offers above the original lithograph "Le Cygne." Discover also our lithographs and etchings. Order it online: it is shipped with care, tracked, and insured.
Other dreamlike universes to discover: Leonor Fini and Félix Labisse.