Carole Pinto Fine Arts
Raymond Thibesart
French Artist (1874 -1968)
'Rowboat on the Seine' dated 1908 (upper left)
Oil on canvas
20 x 26 in.
$30,800
'Santa Margherita Rafallo, Italy' (lower left)
Oil on canvas
19.5 x 23.5 in.
$27,500
Museums:
Musee des Beaux Arts de Troyes. France
After winning numerous medals in France, including the prestigious Gold Medal from the Societe des Artistes Francais in 1897, Thibesart studied with the renown Impressionist Henri Martin, who took him on study trips to Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Corsica to master the techniques of ‘plein air’ painting. Thibesart embraced the new technique, enthusiastically sketching outdoors, using radiant tonalities that captured the luminous effect of sunlight on the water, the vivid colors of flowers in bloom, and the dazzling play of light and shadow in lush landscapes. He would create sketches outdoors, bring his studies back to the studio and integrate them into his larger oil canvases. He also had a warm and engaging friendship with Claude Monet, with whom he exchanged paintings on each other's birthdays and shared methods and techniques.
In 'Santa Maria Rafallo', Thibesart captures the luminous effect of sunlight on water, using dazzling hues of apricots, emerald greens
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'Chrysthanthemums and Fruit' dated 1908 (upper right)
Oil on Canvas
21.5 x 26 in.
$12,500
'Under the Orange Tree' dated 1908 (lower right)
Oil on Canvas
21 x 25.5
$16,800
and translucent blues to add serenity to the pictorial surface. The rowboat in 'Rowboat on the Seine' is foreshortened and tilts towards the diagonal tree trunks, creating a dynamic and dramatic effect.
The oranges and yellows in 'Still Life' act as counterpoints of color against a radiant white background. And the bright sunshine in 'Under the Orange Tree' transports the viewer to a serene, contemplative location in the south of France.
Thibesart exhibited at the most prestigious Parisian galleries, including the Knoedler from 1913 to 1927 and the Georges Petit in 1930. His work won praise from solo exhibitions around the world, at the Romanet Gallery in Algiers between 1942 and 1965, Wally Findlay in Palm Beach and New York, the Arte Moderno Gallery in Caracas from 1969 to 1981, as well in Japan, Holland, Switzerland and Italy, cementing his reputation as one of the most important Post Impressionist painters of his generation.