Felix Planquette (1873-1964) Animated Impressionist Landscape

Large oil painting on canvas early 20th century signed lower right Felix PLANQUETTE 1873-1964 (Highly rated artist, he received the prestigious Rosa Bonheur prize in 1912). Beautiful Impressionist composition with shimmering colors depicting a Norman landscape at sunset enlivened by a pastoral scene on the banks of a river near a hamlet. Beautiful late 19th century frame from the Cornet house in Paris. Good general condition. Dimensions: 68 cm X 59 cm / on view: 55 cm X 46 cm Félix PLANQUETTE was born in Arras in 1873 in a beautiful house with gables in volutes and arcades typical of the Flanders region, he grew up in a wealthy family of merchants, which allowed him to develop his taste for drawing and painting at a very young age. He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Lille where he studied under several masters, including the Belgian naturalist painter Alexandre HOUZÉ (1837-1908) and Pharaon de WINTER (1849-1924). Presented at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he joined the studio of Fernand CORMON (1845-1924) then continued his training by taking an interest in the Wissant school. From 1889 to 1914, around the painter Adrien DEMONT and his wife Virginie DEMONT-BRETON, a few painters met in the small seaside town of Pas-de-Calais to receive advice and instruction. A renowned and prolific painter, he exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français where he won prizes in 1900, 1902 and obtained a travel grant in 1905, and he won the Rosa-Bonheur prize in 1912. Félix Planquette turned to landscape painting and animal painting which was also his preference. He liked to render with his brush that was both airy and slightly pasty the verdant Normandy groves, the shores of the Channel, but also the grandiose landscapes of the Creuse and the Côte d'Azur. Various travel grants allowed him to broaden his horizons. Thus, he discovered and painted wild Scotland and shimmering Spain. Like his masters, he presented some of his paintings at the Salons des Artistes Français, for which he received various awards. An Honorable Mention at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in 1900 and a Third Medal in 1902 led him to obtain the first medal at the Prix Rosa Bonheur in 1912. A prolific painter whose fame extended from France to the United States via the great European capitals. He died at the age of 91 in his home on Boulevard Ney in Paris, on March 12, 1964.