LOISEAU; GUSTAVE
Paris 1865 - 1935

L'eglise d'Auvers-sur-Oise; temps gris. Oil on canvas. 50;5 x 61;5 cm. Signed and dated lower left: G. Loiseau 1910. Framed.

Provenance:
- Private collection; Paris
- Hammer Galleries; New York with enclosed authentication from the gallery dated July 10; 1985.

Certificate:
Didier Imbert; Paris dated July 10; 1985; is to be enclosed into the catalogue raisonn?in progress.

Influenced by the style of his friend Paul Gauguin; Gustave Loiseau belonged to the second generation of impressionists. In 1901 the gallery owner Durand-Ruel; who had already signed him on in 1897; aligned a large solo exhibition for him. With the sole purpose to depict nature as honest as possible he developed an own impressionistic style which is characteristed by vivid; dynamic colour application.

Just like C閦anne; Pissarro and van Gogh he is magically attracted time and time again by the rural Auvers. There he often visits his friend Dr. Gachet. In his painting of the church of Auvers-sur-Oise Loiseau he masterly depicts an everyday scene on a cloudy summer day. Loyal to his restrained nature he captures the unspectacular life off the metropolis in muted colours.

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