The Olympic Games are in full swing, making one of our favourite cities in the world even more vibrant than usual. This month's newsletter is a celebration of the Ville Lumière, as seen through the eyes of remarkable 20th century painters: Armand-Marie Guérin (pictured above), Charles Malle, Elie Anatole Pavil, Jean Lombard, and our Artist of the Month René Le Forestier.
Charles Malle
Le Quai d'Orsay
Oil on canvas: 50 cm x 60 cm
Framed size: 67 cm x 78 cm
Signed
Elie Anatole Pavil
Fontaine du Palmier, Place du Chatelet, Paris
Oil on canvas: 60 cm x 73 cm
Framed size: 80 cm x 93 cm
Signed
Jean Lombard
Parc Montsouris
Oil on canvas: 66 cm x 54 cm
Framed size: 85 cm x 74 cm
Signed
Artist of the Month
René Le Forestier (1903-1972)
René Le Forestier was born in Pontivy in the Morbihan area of Brittany. He was a pupil of the artist Arthur Midy. He moved to the Breton port of Concarneau, where he became a familiar sight, setting up his easel to paint en plein air, by the port, in the narrow streets in the walled town, or by the sea to paint seascapes and boats. He also had his own Gallery in the centre of the old town of Concarneau. .
Pictured: Place du Tertre, Paris, oil on canvas: 22 cm x 28 cm (framed size: 34 cm x 40 cm), signed.
