Didier imbert gustave loiseau biography

Provenance

Durand Ruel, Paris (acquired from the artist 7 November 1913, stock no. 10456/13190, photograph no.

Didier imbert gustave loiseau biography

77976)

Private collection, France (acquired from the above 1 February 1985)

Private collection, Brittany (acquired before 1996)

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

Bords de la Seine exemplifies Gustave Loiseau’s lifelong fascination with the Seine and its tributaries.

Highly characteristic of Loiseau’s en plein air technique, the present work captures the movement of the water, the stillness of the trees, and the enveloping mist of the river in the early evening light.

Although taught by Paul Gauguin, it was Loiseau’s close friend Claude Monet who would ultimately have the stronger influence over the artist.

Having signed an exclusive contract with Monet’s influential dealer Paul Durand-Ruel in 1897, Loiseau was able to travel extensively throughout Normandy. Jou