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Title: French Village Street Scene Ink Wash Architectural Drawing Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Medium: Ink and wash on artists paper, unframed Size: ...

Veillee Sepulchrale Verso: Study of two figures in a landscape Pen and ink on rose colored Canson watermark paper, 1944 Signed in ink with the artist's initials lower center (see photo) Dated 1944 lower center; Titled in ink upper left corner (see photo) Provenance: Swann Galleries, 2010, realized $900. John Popplestone (1928-2013), Akron, OH collector, noted psychologist and author Berman brothers (painters) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the painters. For the American songwriters/producers, see Berman Brothers (producers). Eugene Berman in Italy in the 1960s Eugène Berman (Russian: Евгений Густавович Берман; 4 November 1899, Saint Petersburg, Russia – 14 December 1972, Rome) and his brother Leonid Berman...

We would like to thank Madame Beck-Saiello for confirming the autograph nature of this drawing after an in-person examination. It was probably during an excursion in the countryside near Avignon that Claude-Joseph Vernet executed this drawing, enhanced with pen and brown ink, depicting a mansion on a hilltop overlooking a small village with geometric shapes. 1. Joseph Vernet, a painter influenced by Italy Claude-Joseph Vernet was born in Avignon in 1714, the son of Antoine Vernet (1689-1753), an artisan painter of architectural decorations, coach panels, and the like. He moved to the studio of Philippe Sauvan (1697-1792), a leading history painter in Avignon, and then worked with Jacques Viali (active 1681-1745), a decorative, landscape, and marine painter in Aix-en-Provence. Vernet's first recorded paintings were decorative overdoors executed in 1731 in the Aix townhouse of the marquise de Simiane. In 1734, Joseph de Seytres, marquis de Caumont, a leading amateur in Avignon, sponsored Vernet to make a study trip to Italy to complete his artistic education and to draw antiquities for his patron. As Avignon was a papal territory in Vernet's day, he also had a number of useful introductions among influential churchmen when he arrived in Rome. Vernet was soon at home in the French community there, and he was encouraged by Nicolas Vleughels (1668-1737), director of the Académie de France in Rome, even though the young painter had no official affiliation with the royal institution. He likely entered the studio of the French marine painter Adrien Manglard...

Title: French Pyrenees Mountain Village Garden House Ink Watercolour Landscape Artist: Bernard Labbe, French mid 20th century Medium: Watercolour and ink on paper, laid to mount card, unframed Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches Signature: Signed and dated lower left Stamped verso: Stamped verso with the artist’s atelier stamp Provenance: The artist’s atelier studio, France, stamped verso Condition: Good vintage condition overall. The work is presented on mount card, with light foxing, age toning and handling marks visible to the outer mount. There is brown tape verso from previous mounting, visible in the photographs. The image itself remains bright, detailed and well presented. Description: A charming original French watercolour and ink landscape by Bernard Labbe, depicting a quiet village garden scene in the Pyrenees Orientales. The verso inscription appears to locate the scene near Mollo in the Pyrenees Orientales, although the exact wording is slightly indistinct. The composition shows a stone terrace, steps, garden wall, gate and small house set among bare winter branches, evergreen trees and mountain village architecture. The subject has strong appeal for collectors of French Pyrenees landscapes, village views, garden paintings, architectural watercolours and original mid century works on paper. The painting is full of lively detail and atmosphere. Labbe combines delicate ink drawing with fresh watercolour washes, using warm ochres, soft blues, greens and browns to describe the textures of stone, foliage and architecture. The foreground path and angular shadows draw the eye into the composition, while the steps, gate and upper garden create a pleasing sense of depth. The balance between precise draughtsmanship and loose painterly colour is particularly attractive, giving the work both structure and spontaneity. Bernard Labbe was based around the Laval and L’Huisserie areas of Mayenne in the Pays de Loire. Many works from this collection bear his atelier stamp and were originally kept within the artist’s studio archive. Labbe exhibited with the Société des Artistes Indépendants from 1951 and was associated with the Centre de Liaison des Artistes Paris from 1982. He also appeared in L’Annuaire National des Beaux Arts from 1970, including French, German and American editions. His exhibitions included Paris, Barcelona, Brussels, New York, Deauville, Aix en Provence, Arles, Avignon and Marseille. This original work reflects Labbe’s interest in regional French architecture, village streets and intimate landscape views. The Pyrenees Orientales connection gives the piece added geographical interest, while the garden wall, house, gate and trees make it especially appealing as a decorative French village scene. Unframed and ready for sympathetic presentation, this is a lovely original French Pyrenees watercolour and ink landscape by Bernard Labbe, ideal for collectors of French village paintings...

gouache with pen and ink signed "Seymour Thomas" at lower right

"Der Hafen von Plit" is a drawing by Paul Klee. The drawing is signed lower left, "Klee". The framed piece measures 25 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. Paul Klee was one of the most import...

Playful pen and ink line drawing of a small garden courtyard by artist Jean Charles Lauthe, circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed o...

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Title: Modernist Landscape Colour Ink Drawing Trees Field Church Spire Study Medium: Coloured ink on artists paper, unframed Size: 9.75 x 6.75 inches (height x width) Condition: good...

Title: Abstract Tree Study Ink Watercolour Blue Botanical Modernist Drawing Artist: French School, 20th century Medium: Ink and watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 10.5 x 8.75 inche...

Stunning pen and ink drawing of St. Peter's Dome in Rome, Italy by French artist Robimu, 1974. Signed lower center with title and date. Original artwork on paper displayed on a whi...

Title: French Harbour Scene with Fishing Boat Pastel and Pen Drawing by Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe Pastel and pen on paper, unframed Size: 13 x 16 inches Stamped: “Bernard L...