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Paul Grégoire fl. 1900 – 1920

Scène de Marché

Oil on canvas, 25½ x 21 inches. Signed by the artist
Exhibited: Milmo-Penny Fine Art, December 2005

Price: SOLD Euros: See also Breton Gallery

This is a preparatory work for one of Grégoire’s masterpieces, Scène de Marché, du Côté des Crémiers, one of the paintings referred to in Needle Workers, Pont-l’Abbé. It is a companion piece to another masterpiece, Scène de Marché, du Côté des Volaillers for which preparatory studies are also known.

In the main painting, the figure depicted in our canvas is placed in the foreground, immediately in front of a stall holder who proudly displays her butter and cheeses, stacked on a trestle table. A group of shoppers wait patiently for service. They hold baskets of many different types and shapes in which to carry home their supplies.

Our study is faithfully and precisely reproduced in the final version, right down to the fine detail of the basket and the pose of the kneeling figure as she organises her purchases. Even the shadowing of the costume is studiously reproduced. The only variation comes in the positioning of the figure. In the preparatory work, she is placed a little closer to the buildings than in the Crémiers version, where she is set further away to allow for the inclusion of some other figures in front of the stall.


Henri Guérard 1846 – 1897

Shipping off the Coast, Honfleur

Oil on canvas, 12 x 19 inches . Signed by the artist and inscribed Honfleur

Price: SOLD: See also European Gallery

Henri-Charles Guérard was born in Paris at 41 rue Bourbon Villeneuve on the 28th of April 1846. Having first studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, in 1870 he changed course and applied himself to the fine arts of painting and engraving under the tutelage of Nicolas Berthon. In this same year, he began his impressive exhibition career with an oil, Le Puits , at the Salon des Artistes Francais. He became one of the elite group of Impressionist painters in the circle of Manet and Renoir. For the remainder of his life, he continued to show at the most important French and American venues. To this day, his work is featured in prestige exhibitions worldwide.

This atmospheric study shows Guerard's ability to manipulate paint with the deft skill that formed his reputation as one of the leading graphic artists of his day. It was probably his success in this field that explains his omission from the Impressionist league. The oversight is unfortunate as the examples on these pages show that he was as good as Boudin or Monet, who both painted scenes similar to this view. His reflection of the radiant sky on the breaking rollers is very  delicately painted.


Geoffrey Robert Russell b.1902

Pardon, Brittany

Oil on canvas, 15 x 22. Signed by the artist, monogram RR
Provenance: Artists studio; Lacewing Fine Art, Marlborough

Price: Euros 1,450

Russell was born in Hayes, Kent and studied at St. John's Wood Art School; Westminster School of Art under Walter Bayes, Meninsky and Schwabe, and under Walter Sickert at Highbury in 1927. He exhibited at the Goupil Gallery; the Redfern Gallery; New English Art Club; the Royal Academy and other important venues. He is represented in the permanent collection of the Royal West of England Academy. He lived in Dorset and was a regular broadcaster on the arts. Pardon scenes were a favourite topic with the Breton school, and usually offered the opportunity to record a very colourful spectacle. The approach to perspective in this particular work is very inventive. The foreground figures dwarf the church in the background, which in turn dwarfs the procession as it makes it way from the chapel towards the spectators.


Herbert Parsons Weaver 1872 – 1945

Old Houses, Lisieux, Normandy

Watercolour on paper. 12 x 6 ½ inches. Signed by the artist and dated 1926
Exhibited: Milmo-Penny Fine December 2005

Price: Euros 650

Weaver is highly regarded for his representation of architectural subject matter, the majority of which he painted in watercolour. He travelled extensively to record these scenes and was particularly fond of Normandy and Brittany. Venice was another favourite destination, and he also painted the old streets of Dordrecht and other parts of Holland. He was born in Worcester where he was educated at the local grammar school prior to his entry into the local school of art. From there, he progressed to the Royal College of Art where he won gold and silver medals. He was a prolific exhibitor at the Cambrian Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists. He also sent his work to the Royal Academy in London, the Paris Salon, and numerous provincial venues. He became a member of both the Liverpool and Manchester Academies. He lived in London before moving to Shrewsbury in 1902 where he became Principal of the Shrewsbury School of Art. His daughter, Lydia, was also an exhibiting artist.

The ancient town of Lisieux is celebrated for its association with St. Thérèse. The modern Basilica, which carries her name, contrasts starkly with the 12th century Cathedral where St. Thérèse spent much of her childhood in prayer and meditation. Both buildings miraculously survived the bombardments of the Second World War, which destroyed the greater part of the town. Lisieux was an important centre of commerce in mediaeval times, and an important ecclesiastical seat from the 6th century until it was suppressed after the revolution. St. Thérèse was born into a very religious family in 1873. She entered the Carmelite order in 1888 where she spent much of her time writing on holiness, the core of which was based on a simple spirituality and a great love of nature. Her Basilica is second only to Lourdes as a place of pilgrimage. She died after a severe illness and much suffering at the age of twenty four. Weaver’s drawing depicts a narrow street of ancient buildings; baked in bright sunshine and contrasting shade. He pays particular attention to details such as the window boxes overflowing with flowers, and a birdcage suspended from a wall beside an upper window. In the street below, a woman sits in the shade engaged in needlework. Further along the narrow street, two women stand face to face as they engage in conversation.

 

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