Poplars And Path Henry Grosjean Old Painting Oil On Canvas Early 20th Century Bresse Jura

Old painting named poplars and path in Bresse by Henry Grosjean, little master and painter evolving between the Bresse and the Jura Very beautiful canvas, perfect mastery of the sky, beautiful colors, beautiful patina, in short a pretty painting Dimensions of the painting 46.5 by 34 cm Sold framed in its molded wooden frame of 64.5 cm by 52 cm About: Henry Grosjean, born July 2, 1864 in Gondrecourt-le-Château and died November 19, 1948 in Coligny, is a French painter. Beaux-Art de Paris. Student of Gustave Boulanger, Jules Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury, he exhibited at the Salon from 1894. Third medal in 1899, he obtained a second medal in 1902, date on which he became out of competition. He became an Officer of the Academy in 1909, then he was decorated with the Legion of Honor in 1911. In 1912, the Galerie Haussmann dedicated an exhibition to him. In 1938, he became president of the French Landscape Artists, after being awarded a gold medal by the Society of French Artists. Like the Impressionists who preceded him and in the tradition of the painters of the Lyon School, Henry Grosjean painted on location. He set off to discover landscapes with his velvet suit, his beret, his walking shoes and his equipment. Working in the great outdoors, he sketched the viewpoints that interested him. On site or in the studio, he created the final landscapes using different techniques: pastel sometimes enhanced with gouache, gouache or oil on canvas. As a landscaper, he focused on the representation of light according to the seasons or the weather; he thus developed his virtuosity as a colorist. His skies, in particular, arouse admiration. René Bazin was enthusiastic about his "skies of incomparable lightness. I know of no wet skies that are worth his." His choices in composition of works were also praised by his contemporaries. He died on November 19, 1948 at the age of 84 and is buried in Coligny.