Oil on cardboard, Forest landscape, Undergrowth by Marthe ORANT
Oil on cardboard, Forest landscape, Undergrowth by Marthe ORANT
1.280,00 €
Marthe-Marie-Hélène Orant, 1874-1957
is a French post-impressionist painter.
A student of Marcel Bachet,.
Like the painters of her time, she likes to paint Parisian scenes of quays, streets, public gardens and the lake in the Bois de Boulogne, with a lively touch and pastel colors.
Her scenes are often tranquil and poetic, following in the footsteps of Renoir, Bonnard and the Nabis.
She also befriended the painter Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940).
Marthe Orant also loved to paint nature and work in the open air. There are many depictions of undergrowth and forests.
Further information
| Dimensions | 47 × 57 cm |
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She first exhibited at the Salon de la société nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1923, then at the Salon des Artistes Français; at the Salon des Indépendants from 1926 and finally at the Salon des Tuileries from 1928 to 1940.
Silver medal at the 1937 Universal Exhibition.
The Musée d'Art Moderne acquired a painting in 1948.
The State acquired the painting in 1944-1945-1950 and 1954.
