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Paul-Louis Martin des Amoignes
The bohemians
1886

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Paul-Louis MARTIN des AMOIGNES (Saint Benin d’Azy 1850 – Nevers 1925) The Bohemians Oil on panel H. 37 cm; W. 23 cm Monogrammed lower left "PLM" Circa 1886 Provenance: Private collection, Bordeaux Related work: Final work, 141 x 97 cm, auctioned in Bordeaux in the winter of 2024/25. Paul Louis Martin des Amoignes (1850–1925) remains a leading figure in French regional painting at the crossroads of the 19th and 20th centuries. Born in Saint-Benin-d’Azy, in the Nièvre department, he belonged to the generation of artisans turned artists whose careers were shaped by hard work, local support, and a tenacious will. Initially trained as a car painter, he gradually turned away from craftsmanship to devote himself to artistic painting. His entry into the world of fine arts was made possible through the kindness of the painter Hector Hanoteau, who welcomed him into his Parisian studio, as well as the support of the architect Bouveault de Monteignier. It was Hanoteau who gave him the artist name "des Amoignes," in reference to a region in the Nièvre department, in order to forge his own identity in an already thriving artistic community. His work is deeply rooted in the Morvan region: landscapes, scenes of rural life, and church interiors compose a sensitive output faithful to the naturalist spirit. Close in his approach to painters like Jules Bastien-Lepage, Martin des Amoignes strives to accurately and emotionally recreate the daily life of a changing rural world. From 1881 onwards, he exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français, where he was honored in 1898 for his painting "The Wheat Season." This recognition, confirmed in 1900 by his elevation to the rank of officer of the academy, established his work in the artistic landscape of his time. He and his wife, Elisabeth Wedekind, a flower painter, formed an artist couple involved in the cultural life of the Nivernais region, notably within the Nivernais Artistic Emulation Group. In 1903, he settled in Nevers, where he continued his work while actively participating in the local art scene. His art, which was widely known abroad, captivated with its precise tone and depth of observation. The Nevers Museum now houses several of his iconic paintings, reflecting a careful examination of the memory of places and everyday gestures. This painting by Martin des Amoignes, executed around 1886, is fully in keeping with the naturalist movement of the late 19th century. It depicts a woman pulling a wagon along a path, containing children. A dog on a leash accompanies this poor convoy. The work is striking for its frontal and tight composition, in which the human figure, slightly down, imposes itself on the viewer along a central vertical axis, framed by the dark structure of the wagon. This framing emphasizes the harshness of the gesture and the monumentality of the subject, while emphasizing an iconography of marginality—a theme then in vogue in social painting. The pictorial treatment, with a quick, impasto brush, evokes a rough, almost raw realism, reminiscent of the Barbizon School painters and Jules Bastien-Lepage. The color choice, dominated by earthy tones and bleached ochres, helps convey the aridity of the ground and the surrounding dust, while the deliberately neutral sky reinforces the figure's isolation. The attention paid to the gestures and the materiality of the clothing, combined with the background reduced to a blurred horizon line, focuses the viewer's attention on the labor of the body and the precarious condition of the woman depicted. One can read here an almost ethnographic desire to document a peripheral daily life, that of nomads, marginalized people, or peasants in transit. Finally, the monogram "P.L.M." in the lower left corner links it to the final painting by Martin des Amoignes, whose sketch demonstrates his commitment to field painting, attentive to the social realities of his time.

Creator:

Paul-Louis Martin des Amoignes (1850 - 1925, French)

Creation Year:

1886

Dimensions:

Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)Width: 9.06 in (23 cm)

Medium:

Oil,Wood Panel

Movement & Style:

French School

Period:

1880-1889

Condition:

Gallery Location:

BELEYMAS, FR

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1857216327792

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