The Norman Village At Dusk, Oil On Canvas By Marcel Gobin, Lyon

Marcel Gobin (1872 Lyon – 1964 Villeurbanne) Large oil on canvas worked thickly with a knife representing a Norman village in a warm twilight light in stormy weather. In the collection by Dominique Dumas: “Salons and exhibition in Lyon 1886 – 1918 catalog of exhibitors and list of their works”, we find that Marcel Gobin was born in Lyon, that he was a student of Loubet then that he attended the fine arts schools of Lyon. Some works are cited "L'homme" in 1894, "stream in the undergrowth" in 1998, "effect of the sun" 1910... he appears in the exhibition catalogs from 1924 to 1930 Then in 1936 and 1937 he was a member of the living room ; the sales prices he charged were higher than average, for example a painting sold for 5,000 francs during the 1929 edition. He created landscapes in Ain, Haute-Savoie, Isère in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Toulon… he was active for more than 40 years, particularly between 1892 and 1937 Featured in an important gilded frame 71 cm x 82 cm; canvas 55 cm X 66 cm Very good condition Signed lower right; countersigned on the back with the words “Norman village” First part of the 20th century