Village Of The Region Lyonnaise -rené Chancrin (1911-1981)

Oil on canvas, signed lower right, mid 20th century, representing a village in the Lyonnaise region. Dimensions: height: 54cm length: 73cm René Chancrin was born April 2, 1911 in Villeurbanne. After studying at the Vincentians, he entered the School of Fine Arts in Lyon in 1927. He benefited from the teaching of Auguste Morizot and Jacques Laplace. From 1928, he exhibited regularly at the Salon d'Automne in Lyon, and from 1931, at the Salon du Sud-Est. In 1934, he joined the group of '' New '' and will exhibit with them two years at the gallery Saint Pierre. From that moment, he participates in many exhibitions and especially in Paris. His activity is stopped by the war but his appointment of professor of drawing at the School of Fine Arts allows him to be demobilized Influenced by Dutch painting of the eighteenth century He paints still lifes of great precision, some portraits, and especially landscapes .. Her paintings breathe serenity and reflect an inner life under the play of light and colors. In composition, we find a balance and a harmony of which he alone has the secret.