"Henry Dewaroquier 1881-1970. Village Of Angello In Umbria"
Henry de WAROQIER (1881-1970). Village of Angello in Umbria. Oil on canvas signed and numbered lower right. Dimensions: 35 CM X 25 CM without frame and 50 CM X 39 CM with frame. Henry de WAROQIER immerses us in the heart of Umbria in the village of Angelo flooded with light. The rocky earth of ocher-yellow color is dotted with olive trees and dark green conifers. The village with its white houses and prismatic red-brick roofs peacefully dominates the fields of olive trees and is borrowed from the Cubist influence. In the distance, the softly shaped mountains are lost in the bright blue of the summer sky. Born in Paris and living not far from the Durand-Ruel gallery, Henry de Waroquier acquired a taste for painting very early on by observing the paintings of the Impressionists. He has a background in natural history and architecture, his first canvases he painted in Brittany under the influence of the Impressionists, the Cubists and the Nabis. Back in Paris he meets Modigliani. He undertakes many trips to Italy, Greece, Egypt, Spain and the color will take place in his paintings. Henry de Waroquier is a painter who also needs to express himself as a sculptor and engraver. His sculptures are numerous, he created a work for the Palais de Chaillot and was a great success. EXHIBITIONS: He exhibited at the autumn salons, independents, from 1906-1970 and internationally. MUSEUMS: Modern Art in Paris, Guggenheim in Bilbao, Daubigny, Montmartre .....