Vincent Mann Gallery New Orleans Fine French Paintings

ANDRÉ DAUCHEZ
(1870-1948)

"PINS AU BORDE DE LA MER"
Oil on Canvas, Signed Lower Left
Painting Size 19 5/8" x 25 1/2"
Framed Size 29 5/8" x 35 1/2"

Dauchez worked entirely from nature and painted marine subjects and landscapes along the coast of Brittany. He painted not only in oils, but also watercolors and pastels, which lends his oils a fresh and spontaneous appeal.

Lauvray was a fortunate artist...lucky that Claude Monet was a neighbor and family friend. When Abel was nine years old, Monet came to live in Vétheuil, close by the Lauvray home. Later, Monet moved to Giverney. He wanted to divert the flow of streams to make ponds on him property and was having difficulties with the local authorities. In 1895, Abel's father, a notary public, intervened and secured him permission for the work, later to become the famous Water Lily Pond. From then on, Abel visited his idol in Giverney. He followed Monet on his outings to paint "en plein air", carrying his equipment and observing the Master. In later years, Monet gave him the famous studio-boat, the subject of a painting by Edouard Manet. Lauvray exhibited at the Independents Salon in 1906, 1909-1912, 1914, and 1950. He was associated with the top artists of the day, always studying, learning from artists, and perfecting the Impressionist techniques.

This painting is included in the Catalogue Raisonne of Abel Lauvray by Jaubert, (No. 722, pg. 218) published in 1998.

Lauvray was a fortunate artist...lucky that Claude Monet was a neighbor and family friend. When Abel was nine years old, Monet came to live in Vétheuil, close by the Lauvray home. Later, Monet moved to Giverney. He wanted to divert the flow of streams to make ponds on him property and was having difficulties with the local authorities. In 1895, Abel's father, a notary public, intervened and secured him permission for the work, later to become the famous Water Lily Pond. From then on, Abel visited his idol in Giverney. He followed Monet on his outings to paint "en plein air", carrying his equipment and observing the Master. In later years, Monet gave him the famous studio-boat, the subject of a painting by Edouard Manet. Lauvray exhibited at the Independents Salon in 1906, 1909-1912, 1914, and 1950. He was associated with the top artists of the day, always studying, learning from artists, and perfecting the Impressionist techniques.

This painting has a label on the back indicating that it was shown at the Independants Salon in 1950.

Laugé was born in Arzens, in the Aude, on April 29, 2861and lived until June 2, 1944. He was a follower of Neo-Impressionism rather than a member of the group of Paris. The son of well-to-do farmers (who moved to Cailhau new Carcassone, where Laugé spent most of his life), Laugé studied in Toulouse and then went to Paris. At the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in the capital, where he took instruction from Cabanel and J. P. Laurens, he met Aristide Maillol, Antoine Bourdelle, whom Laugé had known in Toulouse, joned them, and the three maintained a long friendship. In 1888, after seven years in Paris (including military service) Laugé returned south and established himself at Carcassonne for a few years. He returned to Cailhau in 1895 and spent the rest of his life there.

Quizet was a self-taught artist. As a young man, Quizet was an apprentice for the architectural form that built the Petit Palais for the 1900 Paris Exposition. This allowed him to follow courses in architecture at Ecole des Beaux-Arts.

While painting the colorful streets of MontMartre, he met Utrillo, who became Quizet's mentor. They formed a lasting friendship. They sold their first paintings from a cabin in Montmartre. He married in 1913. In 1914, he exhibited at the Salon de la Societé Nationale des Beaux-Art, and then served four years in the Army during World War I. Returning to painting after the war; he painted Montmartre and the suburbs for the remainder of his life.

Quizet is represented in the Musée National d'Art Moderne, the Petit Palais, the Museée des Beaux-Arts and the Musée du Luxembourg, in Paris; and at museums in Copenhagen, Saint-Etienne, Le Harvem Grenoble and Philadelphia.

Magnus was well known for his sense in the Forest of Fountailbleau. It's ponds and streams...undergrowth punctuated with greens and russet shades...patches of light...all placed with precision as if enameled.

His debut exposition was at the Salon of 1875, and he was a pupil of the famous Barbizon master Narcisse Diaz.

This winter scene over the Seine is typical of the great talent of Elie Pavill to absorb an impression. he was fascinated by the change of light during seasons and times of day. The water, the sky, snowfall on the boats, the ambiance of the City of Lights ... now and subdued on a wintry day.

Céria began his studies in Geneva at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. By 1904, he was in Paris at the prestigious Academie Julian, making his debut at the Salon des Independents in 1907.

A decisive trip to Tuscany in 1919 brought Céria to discover and combine the revelation and construction of the color of Cezanne to the light of Corot. However, he developed his own style, indifferent to the styles of the day. The same year, 1919, five of his works were selected for the Salon d'Automne. In 1922, the Salon d'Automne showed two Céria paintings.

Completely attached to nature he became a landscape painter of great refinement, with a lightness of touch emphasizing the variety and highlights of his subjects. Céria took his easel around Paris, then to the Provinces: Brittany, in Ardèche, to Savoie, down to Midi and Mardeille.

A rare and charming scene of a village market and ancient church. Various small shops and a street side café bring us back in time to visually wander about and enjoy.

Petitjean died in 1925, and it is only in the past forty years that his work has started to become as highly regarded again as at the eight of his career. Petitjean's work is to be found in many important French museums and in numerous collections in America., England and France.

"L'Artist" is a self-portrait of Roybet as a musketeer. An artist of the French school, he is most famous for his extremely skilled portraits of officers and musketeers. He studied the fine art of painting in Paris in 1864 under the famed Vibert. In 1871, he furthered his own artistic education by visiting museums in Holland, making a number of copies of works by such masters as Rembrandt and Frans Hals.

A lovely bucolic scene of the wash house by the riverside; some cows meander in the distance; boats drawn up to the bank.

A beautiful landscape artist who concentrated on scenes along the rivers -- Marne, Seine, Creuse - and the countryside never far from his native Paris.

Picard's model in the present work is Marie Krysinska, the Symbolist poet. Krysinska was a favourite muse of Picard and was at the centre of the bohemian lifestyle of the authors and poets of Monmartre. As well as being a poet (published in journals central to the fin de siecle avant-garde such as Le Chat Noir). Krysinska was a novelist, essayist and composer.

Georges Picard was born at Remiremont (Vosges). Pupil of Gerome, he worked with Cearin, Gervex, and Stevens. In 1890, he obtained the commission of decoration of the Galerie Lobau in the Hotel de Ville of Paris, for which he also produced decoration for the ceiling of the library of the Salle du Conseil.

Numerous works of Picard decorate public buildings, for example, in 1898, he supplied "L'Automne" and "Le Printemps" for the Salon de L'Europe at the Casino in Monte Carlo; in 1905, the décor for the dining room and the ballroom of the French Embassy in Vienna; in 1909 and 1920, he carried out the decorations for the Petit Palais in Paris. Two paintings of his are in the collection of the St. Louis Art Museum.

The works of Jacques-Emile Blanche are in many museums and private collections. In Paris, he is represented in the Musée d'Orsay by several works, and also in the Petit Palais Museum. Many if his portraits are in the Fine Arts museum in Rouen. Other museums include Brussels, lyon, Dijon, Dieppe, and Mulhouse.

Pupil of his father, the impressionist Henri Martin, he also studied with Mormon and Laurent. At first he developed his own pointillist style. By the mid 1920's, he changed to a broader linear framework and broad color areas, with more realistic landscapes. His prominence began in 1920 when he first exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Française. In 1924, he won a salon award for his works produced as a result of his travel in Italy.

One of his paintings, "The Seine in Winter", dated 1921, is in the Holliday Collection of post-impressionist painters, now owned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Karine Girard was the granddaughter of a prominent French artist, Marie François Firmin-Girard (1838-1921). She inherited talent, and she learned her art lessons well.

She specialized in the scenes she knew well. Paris was her home and her joy, and she depicted its people, its vistas with a great deal of verve and delight. Capturing an era when the City of Light was most enthralling, this painting illustrates Paris at the end of the 19th century. The artist recalls when ladies held up their skirts with one hand and carried parasols in the other when promenading ... when horse and carriage provided public transportation.

Champignneulles is a charming spot in the Loraine, close to the artists's birthplace.They boast having the largest brewery in France! Champigneulles beer is well known, and is brewed not far from this pleasant park. Note how the colors blend to create the tranquil effects of green space.

The little pond, surrounded by seedlings, invites one to linger in the corner of a garden at Nancy. This painting is a lovely example of the genius of pointillism. Note how Colle uses tiny points of bright light - primary colors - so close to each other they create the effect of secondary colors.

From a lofty vantage point, in the company of gargoyles and gothic spires, Colle looks down on blue roof tops. This view from the cathedral is an exciting urban scene, interpreted with an amazing talent and eye for color.

In 1909, the 25-year old artist exhibited at the gallery of Legrip, a dealer who promoted Normandy painters. Dumont founded the Group of Thirty, which became the Normandy Society of Modern Painters. Included were Joseph Delattre, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Pinchon, and Jacques Villon. Even Paris based painters -- Utrillo, Vlaminck, Luce, Guillaumin -- sent their works to Rouen for these exhibitions.

Pierre Gaston Rigaud was born in Bordeaux in 1974, and first studied art at the Beaux-Arts there. He went to Paris in 1895, joined the Beaux-Arts, and became the pupil of Bonnat, Moreau and Miagnan. He exhibited regularly at the Salon Des Artistes Français, the Independents, and the Salon d'Automne. He is best known for his interiors of the great Cathedrals, but also painted extensively throughout France and Italy. His work has been featured in the following museums: Musee Carnavalet-Paris. Musee d'Angouleme, Le Luxembourg-Paris, Musee de Bordeaux, Musee La Tour Du Pin, Musee Du Le Mans, Musee De Limoges, Musee De Mulhouse, Musee De Nantes, & Musee De Toyes.

The pensive suitor is wondering if his gift of roses will win her heart. She seems to be walking away ... But is she glancing back at him? Surely, they have just strolled together from the nearby village and will continue their Sunday promenade arm in arm.

Roland Oudot is an important member of the group known as "Artists of Poetic Reality." This term, describing painters in France between the two World Wars, includes Oudot and his friends Legueult and Brianchon These artists, remarkably representative of those who sacrificed all audacity for conformity, held a first exhibition in 1957 at La Tour-de-Peliz in Switzerland.

He is represented in several museums in France: Musee d'Art Moderne and Cabinet des Etampes in Paris; Musee des Beaux-Arts in Nantes; and in Albi, Bagnols-sur-Ceze, Cambrai, Grenoble, Ceres.

Born in Warsaw, educated in Switzerland, she moved to St. Petersburg in 1814. Several years later, Tamara fled Russia, eventually arriving in Paris.

A long time interest in art developed into a passion for painting, as Tamara studied with the famed cubist, Andre Lhote, and with Maurice Denis. She debuted at the Salon d'Automne in 1922, and continued showing there until the mid 1930's. Meanwhile, after a solo exhibition in Milan, she was increasingly in demand for portraits.

The original portrait is listed as exhibited by the artist in the Catalogue of Salon d'Automne, Paris, 1931. Page 112.