Luc-Olivier Merson (1846-1920) DEUX FEMMES JOUANT AU TENNIS signed, dated 15th March 1905 and bearing an inscription, mixed media drawing, 16 by 26cm.

Luc-Olivier Merson (1846-1920) DEUX FEMMES JOUANT AU TENNIS signed, dated 15th March 1905 and bearing an inscription, mixed media drawing, 16 by 26cm., mounted, framed & glazed Luc Oliver Merson was a French academic painter and illustrator also known for his postage stamp and currency designs. Born in Paris, he grew up in an artistic household, the son of Charles-Olivier Merson, a painter and art critic. He studied under Gustave Chassevent at the ?cole de Dessin and then Isidore Pils at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts. Merson had his first work exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1866 and three years later was awarded the Prix de Rome. During the five years spent working in Italy, he concentrated on religious and historical subjects for his art.