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JEAN KEVORKIANL'Étang aux Nympheus
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Please note that the dimensions listed refer to the unframed work: 74 x 61 cm / 29 x 24 inches. Should you require any further information, such as artist details, a condition report or framed measurements, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Jean Kevorkian’s L’Étang aux Nympheus is a homage to the Impressionist tradition, depicting a serene lily pond in vibrant bloom. The artist’s fluid brushwork and deft use of colour highlight the composition’s mirrored reflections and floral borders. Kevorkian's skilled use of light, movement, and natural beauty exemplifies the enduring allure of plein-air landscape painting.
Jean Kevorkian is a self-taught French landscape painter whose work evokes the stillness, solitude, and lyrical beauty of France’s rivers and countryside. With no formal academic training, Kevorkian forged his own path, guided by instinct, observation, and a deep affinity for the rural landscape. From the tree-lined banks of the Seine to the tidal harbours of Brittany, his paintings capture a sense of suspended time—a world of soft light, gentle motion, and painterly calm.
Born in Paris in 1933, Kevorkian developed his artistic practice outside the formal structures of art school, relying instead on direct experience and self-discipline. His early travels to Saint-Malo, Finistère, and other parts of coastal Brittany shaped his visual language. These untouched and remote landscapes would become a source of lasting inspiration. From the outset, Kevorkian demonstrated a rare ability to observe the natural world with quiet intensity, translating its rhythms into luminous, balanced compositions.
Throughout his career, Kevorkian exhibited at major salons in Paris and held solo exhibitions across France and Europe. His work earned critical distinction and a loyal following among collectors who were drawn to the understated elegance of his scenes. In 2015, a retrospective exhibition in Plouhinec, Brittany, his adopted hometown, marked a high point in recognition of a life devoted to landscape painting.
Kevorkian’s technique reflects the painter’s intimate relationship with his subjects. Working primarily in oil, he applies pigment with measured precision and fluidity, favouring a subdued palette that captures the softness of French light. His surfaces are calm but not static; they breathe with atmospheric nuance, layered reflections in water, shifting cloud cover or the dappled shade of river foliage.
Although self-taught, Kevorkian’s sense of composition is quietly assured. He avoids overt dramatisation or impressionistic flourish, instead grounding his paintings in naturalism and tonal harmony. Trees, boats, barns and bridges are rendered with economy, each element placed with care to serve the overall rhythm of the scene. His paintings invite contemplation, not just of the landscape, but of the experience of looking.
Kevorkian is best known for his depictions of riverside villages, rural canals, and inland waterways. Early influences from Brittany’s dramatic coastline gradually gave way to a more introspective focus on the quiet elegance of central France. The banks of the Seine and Oise became recurring motifs in his work, as did lesser-known spots in regions like Coulon, St-Mammès, and the Marais Poitevin.
Often devoid of human presence, Kevorkian’s paintings centre on the relationship between land, water, and light. Willow trees leaning over still water, wooden boats moored under soft skies, narrow footpaths vanishing into reeds, his compositions evoke the serenity of places just off the beaten track. Though he seldom specified exact locations, each work resonates with a sense of place, distilled through memory and painterly restraint.
Jean Kevorkian’s paintings offer a meditative experience, a return to the quiet rhythms of the French landscape, observed with patience and rendered with sincerity. His work speaks not of spectacle but of atmosphere, not of narrative but of presence. Kevorkian’s paintings offer the timeless appeal of rural France, viewed through the eyes of a painter whose connection to his subject is as honest as it is poetic.
- Creator:JEAN KEVORKIAN (1933)
- Dimensions:Height: 29.14 in (74 cm)Width: 24.02 in (61 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2615216700212
JEAN KEVORKIAN
Born in Paris on May 7th 1933, Jean Kevorkian is one of France’s more successful contemporary painters. He is self-taught and began painting at an early age, encouraged by his parents. His last name suggests Armenian roots, but his life and education have been entirely French. Many years of his life have been spent in Brittany, in the region of St. Malo and Cape Finistere, which developed his interest and talent in marine subjects. His particular skill in conveying the atmosphere of the changing seasons distinguishes his work: The Ile de France, the banks of the Seine and Oise in Autumn and Winter are favourite themes. He has received many prizes for his paintings in France, including Firsts in 1978, 1980 and 1981, with a “Diplome d’Honneur” in 1980. Exhibitions of his paintings have been mainly in Paris and the provinces of France, although examples of his work can be found in private collections in many countries.
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