Paul Emile Pissarro

Paul Emile Pissarro Watercolor Painting Original French Landscape Water Signed

1884-1972

Post Impressionist Beautiful watercolor representing the Pont Neuf in Paris by Fernand Herbo. The work is titled and dated 1930 and signed Fernand Herbo at the lower left. The waterc...

'Parc des Buttes-Chaumont' in Paris, gouache on art paper, by Lucien Génin (circa 1930s). A charming depiction of well turned out Parisians enjoying a day at the park. Boaters, strollers and swans all co-mingle around the peaceful lake. The reflection of the rocky bluff in the water is superbly treated by Génin. It's a cheerful and uplifting image of days-gone-by in 1930s Paris. The park takes its name from the 'bare hill' (chauve-mont) that once occupied the site. It became a place where gypsum was mined, and where the limestone was quarried to be used in buildings in Paris and the United States. Worse, though, it was a site that also became a dumping ground. Luckily, during the 19th-century renovation of Paris under Napoleon III, chauve-mont was chosen as a place for a large park, as part of the emperor's fascination with endowing Paris with green spaces. The artificial lake created at that time wraps around a hilly central island. The lake attracts waterfowl and other birds and is stocked with fish. The 19th-century planners cleaned up the site and added tons of soil to fill the pits left by a limestone mining operation. Then dynamite was used to "sculpt" the site into the craggy shapes seen today, including the 50-metre-high central hill with cliffs, an interior grotto, pinnacles, and arches. Up on top, overlooking the rest of the park - and depicted in this artwork - is a small, round belvedere, based on the Roman Temple of Vesta in Italy. From that spot you can see a lovely view of Montmartre and the white cupolas of the Sacre-Coeur. The painting is in very good condition. It has been newly framed and glazed with museum-quality glass (anti-reflective and UV protection) to preserve this significant artwork for decades to come. Dimensions with frame: H 62 cm / 24.4" W 76 cm / 29.9" Dimensions without frame: H 48.5 cm / 19.1" W 63 cm / 24.8" About the Artist: After the devastation of the First World War, Lucien Génin (1894 - 1953) left his provincial home in the autumn of 1919 to find his fortune among the lively Parisians in the heart of Montmartre. Génin befriended the painters Frank Will, Gen Paul, Émile Boyer, Marcel Leprin...

Signed lower right Sight size 10 x 14 inches Overall size with blue mat and walnut and gold liner frame 17.5 x 21.5 inches. Circa 1910

Watercolor on paper. Phong Trinh uses her surroundings and travels as inspiration for her vivid watercolors. Her sense of color and impressionistic style imbue each of her works wit...

Phong Trinh uses her surroundings and travels as inspiration for her vivid watercolors. Her sense of color and impressionistic style imbue each of her works with a romantic and nosta...

Circa 1940 Signed lower right Newly matted and framed Sight size 9.5 x 12 in. Overall size with frame 16 x 18 in.