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Lot 3A
GUSTAVE LOISEAU(1865-1935)Bords de l'Oise
20 November 2024, 17:00 EST
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GUSTAVE LOISEAU (1865-1935)
Bords de l'Oise
signed 'G Loiseau' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 24 1/8 in (50.8 x 60.9 cm)
Painted in 1906
signed 'G Loiseau' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 24 1/8 in (50.8 x 60.9 cm)
Painted in 1906
Footnotes
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Didier Imbert. This work will be included in the forthcoming Gustave Loiseau catalogue raisonné, currently being prepared.
Provenance
Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London, no. 7077.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner in 1965; their sale, Christie's, London, December 9, 1998, lot 134.
Private collection, New York (acquired at the above sale).
Private collection, London (acquired from the above through Waterhouse & Dodd, London in 2001).
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2017.
Exhibited
London, Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., The Rim of Impressionism, March 16 - April 3, 1965.
Considered one of the foremost Post-Impressionist painters, Gustave Loiseau embraced a harmonious use of bold color in his own exploration and expansion of the Impressionist style. Painting en plein air, Loiseau is considered to be a pure landscape artist, painting from direct observation of nature in a manner reminiscent of his Impressionist forebearers Claude Monet and Alfred Sisley. While Loiseau's landscapes frequently featured rivers, Bords de l'Oise is significant in its depiction because it features imagery from the surrounding town of Pontoise, the site of Loiseau's family home. While Bords de l'Oise is a naturalistic depiction of the Oise River, Loiseau's signature lattice brushstrokes and cross-hatching technique (en trellis) create a 'visual screen' between the viewer and painting, evoking the sense of a fleeting moment and demonstrating Loiseau's modern inclination towards painterly expressionism.
Impressionist painters frequently depicted the Oise River Valley and its surrounding countryside because the meandering river, rolling hills, and breathtaking views helped facilitate experimentation with depicting nature's fleeting moments. Unlike his Impressionist mentors though, Loiseau was seemingly more concerned with the emotional response evoked in his painted landscapes. In this work, Loiseau's spontaneous brushstrokes convey the subtle variations in light, form, and atmosphere which produce a sense of serenity throughout the composition.
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