The Maharajah by painter Charlotte Barrault
Painter Charlotte Barrault wanted to bring a crucial element of the book to life: the painting. So she is going to paint the canvas depicting the Maharajah described in the novel "De Poudre, de Cendre, et d'Or" by Gwendoline Finaz de Villaine.
She did a remarkable amount of preparation before arriving at the portrait of the Maharajah. She had to choose the posture, the angle, she had to study the old Maharajah portraits in order to respect the codes of 1912 in India. The Maharajah's painting is a key element of the novel because it is a kind of vortex: when the heroine, who lives in our time, touches it she is transported back to 1912.
Charlotte Barrault, painter, represents landscapes and portraits, having as sources of inspiration her encounters, her intimate or more distant travels, endeavouring to capture light and harmony. Following a first solo exhibition in 2010, she perfected her oil painting skills and in 2013 met the painters of the Etampes school. Her work was encouraged by the Gabriel Zendel prize awarded by the Taylor Foundation at the Salon d'Automne in Paris in 2014, for a work in her series of Patagonian landscapes.
The artist Charlotte Barrault wanted to give life to a crucial element of the book: the painting. She has painted the canvas depicting the Maharajah described in the novel "De Poudre, Cendre, et d'Or" by Gwendoline Finaz de Villaine.
She did a remarkable job of preparation before coming to the portrait of the Maharajah. She had to choose the posture, the angle, that she studied the old Maharajah portraits in order to respect the 1912 codes in India.
The painting of Maharajah is a key element of the novel since it is a kind of vortex: when the heroine who lives in our time touches it is transported in 1912. Charlotte Barrault, painter, represents landscapes and portraits, having as sources of inspiration her encounters, her intimate or more distant journeys, seeking to capture light and harmony. Following a first personal exhibition in 2010, she perfected herself in oil painting and met, in 2013, the painters of the school of Etampes. His work was promoted by the Taylor Zendel Prize awarded by the Taylor Foundation at the Salon d'Automne in Paris in 2014, for a work from his series of Patagonian landscapes.
