PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN | Rivière Bordée de Peupliers
£15,000.00Price
Oil on Canvas
27.5 x 35.5 cms / 10 ¾ x 14 inches
Signed Montezin (lower right)
In Rivière Bordée de Peupliers, Pierre Eugène Montézin captures the shimmering light and movement of the French countryside with lyrical brushwork and a delicate palette. The poplars, reflected in the quiet river, pulse with life and rhythm, evoking the spirit of Impressionism. A masterful example of Montézin’s celebrated landscapes, this painting is ideal for collectors seeking works that celebrate the harmony between nature, atmosphere, and the fleeting beauty of rural France.
- The son of a lace designer, Pierre-Eugne Montzin was apprenticed to decorative atelier at a young age to learn the art of executing murals. In 1903 he met the French Impressionist Ernest Quost who encouraged Montzin to concentrate on drawing and painting en plein air and to study the theories of Impressionism.Throughout his career, Montzin maintained an Impressionist style, using loose, broad brushstrokes of pure colour to build up his compositions. Montzin painted figures in many of his landscapes, either working the land or at leisure, providing animation and focus to his landscapes.Montzin first exhibited at at the Salon des Artistes Franais in 1903, and was subsequently awarded numerous accolades. In 1932 he was awarded the medal of honor, the first landscape painter given this prestigious award in thirty years, and the following year he was elected the president of the Salon Jury.
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