Pair Of Italian Landscapes. Henry De Waroquier 1881-1970.

Henry de WAROQUIER (1881-1970). Village in Italy. 1 Oil on canvas, signed lower right and numbered. Dimensions: 36 CM X 28 CM without frame and 50 CM X 42 CM with frame. The painter has chosen to immerse us in a stormy atmosphere, that of a beautiful village in Italy with a dark sky tinged with black and gray announcing a strong storm. The olive groves are agitated and the village is ready to welcome the storm. Born in Paris and living not far from the Durand-Ruel gallery, Henry de Waroquier developed 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 paintings he painted in Brittany under the influence of the Impressionists, the Cubists and the Nabis. Back in Paris he rubbed shoulders with Modigliani. He undertook many trips to Italy, Greece, Egypt, Spain and color would take its place in his paintings. Henry de Waroquier was a painter who needed to express himself as a sculptor and engraver. His sculptures were numerous, he created a work for the Palais de Chaillot and achieved great success. EXHIBITIONS: He exhibited at the Salons d'Automne, the Independents, from 1906-1970 and internationally. MUSEUMS: Modern Art in Paris, Guggenheim in Bilbao, Daubigny, Montmartre ..... 2 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 ochre-yellow color is dotted with olive trees and dark green conifers. The village with white houses and prismatic brick-red roofs peacefully dominates the olive groves and is influenced by Cubism. In the distance, the softly shaped mountains are lost in the bright blue of the summer sky.