Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
French artist Yvonne Canu was transfixed by Pointillism, a technique that was pioneered in the 19th century by Georges Seurat, and devoted her career to mastering it. Over half a century after Seurat’s death, Canu gravitated towards French Postimpressionism and was pivotal in carrying Pointillism into the modern era.
Born in Morocco, Canu studied in Paris at the École des Arts Decoratifs until the start of WWII. Following the war, she met French painter Élisée Maclet and French-Japanese artist Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita who were influential in her exploration of Impressionist art. She also studied Cubism at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière alongside prolific French artist Ossip Zadkine.
Seeing Seurat’s masterpiece A Sunday on La Grande Jatte ultimately set Canu on a path to understand the complexities of his practice. She investigated Seurat’s use of complementary color and studied the work of French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul, who in the 19th century worked as the director of the famous Parisian tapestry factory, Gobelins Manufactory. In her work, she experimented with dabbing colors in such a way as to allow the viewer to perceive the greater tableau from afar.
Through this approach, Canu championed a colorful approach to water scenes including seascapes, harbors and rivers. Critics have drawn comparisons between Canu’s work and other 20th-century French artists who expanded on the innovative artistic ideas established in the 19th century.
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1980s Impressionist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Pointillist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1950s Pointillist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Oil
1980s Pointillist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1920s Pointillist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
1930s Pointillist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1970s Impressionist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Impressionist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Post-Impressionist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
20th Century Pointillist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
André BourrieWinter Solstice: pointillist impressionist Winterscape snow landscape painting, ca 1970
1990s Impressionist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
1990s Pointillist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Oil
1970s Pointillist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Impressionist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Fauvist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
1970s Pointillist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Pointillist Yvonne Canu Figurative Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil