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Auguste Jean Gaudin (1941-1992) - Oil Figures on a French Country Road
Description
This charming study depicts a mother and child walking down a tree-lined track towards farm buildings in the French countryside. Painted in an impressionist style using a muted colour palette to capture the tranquillity of a beautiful summer's day. Signed to the lower right. On canvas on stretchers.Condition
The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration.
Size
43 x 32cm (16.9" x 12.6")
Artist Biography
Auguste-Jean Gaudin was a French painter and engraver born 29 July 1914 in Argentré-du-Plessis (Ille-et-Vilaine), died 23 May 1992. He was a pupil of Pierre Galle at the School of Fine Arts of Rennes. He joined the French army between 1940 and 1945 and was a prisoner of war at some point in this period. His early works were heavily influenced by Picasso and his contemporaries. Gaudin got to exhibit alongside Picasso, Chagall, Otto Dix and Gerson Leiber at the River College in the USA.
His entire studio collection was recently auctioned in Paris.
| SKU | rg923 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Auguste Jean Gaudin (1914-1992) |
| Date | Mid 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 43 x 32cm |
| Medium | Oil |
| Style | Impressionism |
| Subject | Landscape |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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