Emmanuel de la Villéon, 1858 Fougères – 1944 ... Lot n° 506

SPRING LANDSCAPE WITH TOWER BETWEEN TREES Oil on canvas. 62 x 92 cm. Signed lower right. Framed. The painting in contrasting impressionism. A winding forest path, lined with flowers, leads into the open to the rear, with young trees with fresh green foliage to the side, between which a stream can be seen on the left and a tower further back. The patches of light on the tree trunks, which alternate almost regularly with dark areas, are striking for the artist's painting style. The rows of flowers lining the meadows are reminiscent of a park. On the left of the picture, a lady sitting on the grass and reading blends almost unnoticed into the vegetation. On the reverse of the stretcher the title of the painting in lead, probably inscribed by the artist, "La ... de Staint Serain". Also: number stamp in black "94010902". On the canvas (probably work numbering) in black "No 3319" and canvas manufacturer's stamp with palette "Blanchet - Paris." The painter was one of the last of the French Impressionists. Works by his hand in the Musée Emmanuel de la Villéon, Fougères, Musée de Grenoble, Musée Fournaise, Chatou.A.R. Literature: Catalogue raisonné des aquarelles, gouaches, pastelles et dessins. Emmanuel de la Villéon, 1858-1944. Paris, les éditions de l'amateur, 1986, p. 158, no. 3319, illus. p. 144. (1402379) (11)