PROPERTY FROM THE DURAND-RUEL COLLECTION The present group of six works from the collection of Durand-Ruel, a pioneer amongst art dealers and an unfailing support to the Impressionist movement, is a tribute to the close working relationship between artist and dealer. Durand-Ruel developed an interest in Loiseau as early as 1897, and organised his first exhibition of importance in 1904. Resisting the influence of Gauguin, unlike many of his contemporaries, Loiseau remained faithful to the Impressionist principles throughout his life. His style is nevertheless rich and varied, in terms of subject matter as well as in style, as demonstrated by the six works presented here, all acquired directly from the artist by Durand-Ruel, a number in partnership with another leading Paris gallery of the time, Galerie Georges Petit.

Gustave Loiseau (1865-1935)

Rives de l’Eure et le Haut Cremonville

Details

Gustave Loiseau (1865-1935)
Rives de l’Eure et le Haut Cremonville
signed 'G. Loiseau' (lower right)
oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 23 3/4 in. (60.4 x 73.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1899

Provenance

Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist on 1 August 1899 (no. DR 5418).
Galerie Durand-Ruel et Cie., New York, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Exhibited

Pont-Aven, Hôtel de Ville, Gustave Loiseau, July - September 1964, no. 3.
Paris, Grand Palais, Salon des Artistes Indépendants, April - May 1965, no. 117.
Osaka, Mitzukoshi Gallery & Marubeni Lida, Loiseau, October - November 1971, no. 4; this exhibition later travelled to, Tokyo, Mitzukoshi Gallery & Marubeni Lida.
Pontoise, Musée Pissarro, Gustave Loiseau, May - September 1981, no. 2.

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Lot Essay

This work will be included in the forthcoming Gustave Loiseau catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Didier Imbert.

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