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André Demonchy
Le Beffroi de Douai - Mid 20th Century French Naif City Landscape Oil Painting

1981

$3,951.77
£2,900
€3,417.94
CA$5,438.76
A$6,062.07
CHF 3,180.56
MX$74,027.75
NOK 40,272.80
SEK 38,063.92
DKK 25,509.60

About the Item

A very beautiful 20th century French naïf oil on canvas depicting the belfry and Rue de la Mairie in the city of Douai, northern France, by André Demonchy. The artist is featured in Anatole Jakovsky's ''Peintres Naïfs'' which is known as the bible of 20th century French naïf painters. The work is signed lower right and further inscribed on the reverse. Presented in a very appropriate Montparnasse frame. Artist: André Demonchy (French, 1914-2003) Title: Le Beffroi de Douai Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 28.5 x 32.5 inches (73 x 83 cm) including the frame André Demonchy was a true naïf painter of the 20th century. Orphaned by WW1, he spent his childhood and adolescence on various farms in the Yonne district, placed there by Welfare authorities. After army service, he worked on the railways. But he had suffered too much and never known affection. He was haunted by leaden, snowladen skies. He started to paint around 1946. Fate smiled on him as an artist fairly quickly, with regular exhibitions between 1949 and 1964, but not to the extent of his being able to give up his work on the railway.
  • Creator:
    André Demonchy (1914 - 2003, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1981
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Width: 32.68 in (83 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Sevenoaks, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1955214949272

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