Zwiller Augustin - Reverie By The Pond

Treated in the spirit of the works of Jean Jacques Henner, of whom Zwiller was an unconditional admirer, this beautiful oil on canvas of a large format, integrates as a background, an Alsace landscape, ideal with these contrasts provided by the darkness of the forests and the pale blue reflections of the sky in the ponds. The objective of the artist's work is the rendering of light on the different tones of the flesh in complement to the sensations of tranquility released by this evening atmosphere. Signed lower left A.Zwiller. ZWILLER Auguste 1850-1939 Born in Didenheim, his name was Marie Augustin, followed the courses of the School of Drawing of Mulhouse then in Paris, student of G. Boulanger and J. Lefebvre at the Académie Julian. Exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1882, obtained numerous distinctions, Bronze Medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, exhibited at the salon of the Society of Friends of the Arts of Strasbourg and that of the Friends of the Arts of Mulhouse, settled in Neuilly until his death but returned every year to spend the summer in his villa on the outskirts of Mulhouse. An admirer of Henner, he was a specialist in nudes and female portraits. Painted portraits of many personalities: Mieg, Koechlin, Schlumberger, Dolfus. Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1910. Works in the Museums of Mulhouse, Strasbourg, Dijon, La Rochelle.