Maurice Mourlot (1906-1983) - Mid 20th Century Oil Trout Fisherman

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Description

A charming landscape by the artist Maurice Mourlot (1906-1983), depicting trout fishermen beneath blossom trees. Rendered with loose yet confident brushstrokes. Signed. Well presented in a silver frame. On canvas on stretchers.

Condition

Light craquelure throughout. Small loss to the surface of the oil to the upper left. Overall, the artwork is in very good condition for its age. Light wear to frame; overall, it is also in very good condition.

Size

52.5 x 64cm (20.7" x 25.2")
Framed Size: 68 x 79cm (26.8" x 31.1")

Collection Information

This collection of paintings by the French artist Maurice Mourlot (1906–1983) is characterised by fluid, expressive brushwork and a luminous, sophisticated use of colour.

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Artist Biography

Maurice Mourlot (1906-1983) was a French painter, lithographer, engraver, and draughtsman, and the youngest of nine children in a renowned printing family. Showing early artistic talent, he joined the family printing house in 1922, working under his brother Fernand, who would later become head of the celebrated Atelier Mourlot. Between 1928 and 1958, Mourlot produced numerous posters for major French museums, refining his mastery of painting and lithography by copying and translating masterpieces to stone. He held his first exhibition in 1934 and exhibited regularly at the Salon des Indépendants. In 1937, he received the City of Paris Painting Prize, followed by a year in North Africa that produced over a hundred works. Mobilised in 1939, he served in a camouflage engineering unit with fellow artists, creating numerous sketchbooks. After the war, he resumed lithography and, in 1941, settled with his companion Marcelline in Saint-Loup-de-Naud. From the late 1940s through the 1950s, he travelled widely. Named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1960, Mourlot continued to play a central role at Imprimerie Mourlot, assisting artists and collaborating—most notably with Charles Sorlier—on major lithographic projects, including Raoul Dufy’s La Fée Électricité. Alongside this work, Mourlot pursued a personal practice encompassing landscapes, still life, nudes, animal studies, and numerous lithographs and woodcuts, typically issued in very small editions. He signed early works 'Jean-Maurice Mourlot' later simply signing 'Mourlot'.

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SKU sv341
Artist Maurice Mourlot (1906-1983)
Date Mid 20th Century
Dimensions 52.5 x 64.0cm
Medium Oil
Style Impressionism
Subject Landscape
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