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Impressionist Paiting Titled “La Seine a Rouen” by French Artist Roger Bertin

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An impressionist oil on canvas showing day to day Industrial and merchant shipping activity on the Seine at the town of Rouen France right on the cusp of the break out of World War II 1939, The canvas is by Roger Bertin. It is signed and dated on the left hand corner of the canvas. The artist also inscribed the word Rouen with his signature leaving no doubt where the work was executed. The painting is presented in a gilded period frame, Bertin was born in Paris in 1915. His godfather was the poet and painter Max Jacob, who gave him his first lessons in drawing . He entered the Academie Jean de Botton in 1934 and subsequently the Academie Frochot. In 1937 both in Paris.. By 1939 his works were exhibited at the Gallery Delmotte, New York, and the world famous Galerie Charpentier in Paris. He continued to exhibit extensively throughout his life in Paris, Monaco, Cannes, New York, Berlin and Munich specializing in scenes of Paris, still lifes, interiors, and landscapes. He also painted scenes of North Africa as a result of his travels in Algeria and Morocco in the 1940s. Examples of his work can be found in the Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, Musée de la Ville de Paris, and the Philadelphia Museum. This work is dated 1939. Roger Bertin died in 2003.
  • Creator:
    Roger Bertin (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1939
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Vancouver, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4631214601871
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