Victor Guerrier, 1893 Lyon - 1968
YOUNG WOMAN AT THE FLOWER MARKET
Oil on canvas.
73 x 100 cm.
Private collection
The young elegant lady in three-quarter portrait on the waterfront of the Seine in Paris in front of the flower market. She wears a fashionable, black and gray dress, a wide-brimmed black hat with a white, over-the-shoulder cloth and her hands are hidden in a fur muff, on the edge of a small fresh bouquet of flowers can be seen. With her delicate face, the red mouth, the earrings, her red-brown hair and her big eyes, she looks directly at the viewer of the painting. On the right side you can see the flower market with an elegant gentleman buying a bouquet. Behind the young woman, the already autumnal green-brown colored trees at the edge of the promenade, which point to the cool season. More on this painting
Victor Guerrier, (French, 1893-1968) was
born and trained in Lyon living much of his life at Saint Cyr au Mont d’Or. He
began his career as an illustrator but made his name painting Belle Epoque
subjects and Parisian life between the wars.
Clearly
inspired by the work of Impressionist masters such Manet and Toulouse-Lautrec
his work captures and celebrates the diversity of life in Paris at the turn of
the century; from the nightclubs of Montmartre to the cafés of the
Champ-Elysses, Guerrier depicts French high society in its pomp. There is often
a subtle narrative to the work, where a stolen glance speaks volumes. Further
evidence of Manet’s work is evident in his figures, who often stare directly at
the viewer, creating images that are, at once, engaging and arresting, while
the fashions of the age are beautifully rendered with a vivid palette and
deftly applied impasto.
Guerrier also worked in the Alps and Algeria
producing a number of Orientalist subjects along with a series of paintings in
St Paul de Vence. He exhibited at the Salon de Printemps. More on Victor Guerrier
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