EDMOND PETITJEAN – RARE 19thC French IMPRESSIONIST Oil 

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EDMOND PETITJEAN - RARE 19thC French IMPRESSIONIST Oil  RIVER MEUSE - SIGNED & ORIGINAL FRAME - TO $80,000 ++ Edmond Marie Petitjean ( 1844 - 1925 ) "River Landscape" A fine oil by Edmond Petitjean of a french river scene. We do not know the location but we can assume its the River Meuse. The work is signed and is on canvas - housed in a beautiful original gilt french frame which has some minor losses. It has been behind glass and is beautifully preserved having NEVER been removed from the frame. Title: "French River - probably the Meuse" Provenance: Birmingham estate Medium: Oil on canvas Signature: Bottom left corner Size: This piece measures 7 x 12 inches unframed / 9 x 14 framed Condition: Excellent original condition (few minor spots of mildew from glass) ABOUT THE ARTIST: Edmond Petitjean was born on the 5th of July 1844, in Neufchateau, France. Inspired by the simple naturalism of Courbet, he worked mainly as a landscape painter and produced many views of Lorraine, and river scenes along the banks of the Meuse. His seascapes usually feature the busy ports of the west coast of France, and occasionally those of Normandy. He travelled widely throughout France, and also painted in Holland. Petitjean appears not to have dated his works prior to 1876. However, the label attached to our painting suggests a fairly reliable date of 1873. This was the year in which he made his debut at the Paris Salon with a painting calledMorte-eau près de Blainville. At this time the Impressionists were preparing for their inaugural exhibition, held in Paris the following year. Although Petitjean did not join them, their influence was widespread. Petitjean’s harbour scenes are also very close in style.The long shadow, in which a young child sits, suggests an evening scene. The meadow grass has been dried by the sun, and is gathered and forked into small stacks by the field workers. Harvesting scenes such as this were a particular favourite with the French naturalists of the late nineteenth century. It has not been possible to identify the town in the background, even though the landmarks are distinctive, and similar to the architecture of the towns and villages surrounding Petitjean’s native Neufchateau. However, following two destructive wars, it may be that many of these buildings no longer exist. The church on the left, which may be the earliest of the buildings, stands on high ground overlooking the town, the base of its spire rising from a sphere, which sits on top of the tower. A little further to the right, a monument in the form of a column or needle can be seen. This is likely to stand on the town square. Further to the right, another spire is surrounded by tall trees, and may be the turret of a chateau. Moving further right, a modern church spire appears in the distance. On the extreme right is the most distinctive church in the painting. It has been suggested that this is the Basilica of St. Nicolas de Port, but the rest of the architecture does not appear to fit in. The two spires with rounded domes and open belfries are also similar to those of the Eglise St. Jacques de Luneville, but again the surrounding buildings are not identifiable. Examples of Petitjean's work may be found in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, and the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, and many regional museums throughout France. : English Scottish Irish Welsh French Watercolor Watercolour Oil on Canvas Victorian Listed Superb 19th century Exhibited Royal academy Institute Dowdeswell Agnew Cooling Watercolourists Sothebys Christies Bonhams dog landscape 18th Century 18thC Marine RSA RSW ROI RBA RWS SS provenance luminist American rhode island Chicago new york bo: English Scottish Irish Welsh French Watercolor Watercolour Oil on Canvas Victorian Listed Superb 19th century Exhibited Royal academy Institute Dowdeswell Agnew Cooling Watercolourists Sothebys Christies Bonhams dog landscape 18th Century 18thC Marine RSA RSW ROI RBA RWS SS provenance luminist American rhode island Chicago new york _gsrx_vers_275 (GS 5.2b11 (275))