Oil on canvas, *Le Pont Marie* by André ANDERBOUHR
Oil on canvas, *Le Pont Marie* by André ANDERBOUHR
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Paul ANDERBOUHR 1909–2006
Drawn to drawing from a very early age, he trained under several artists before becoming a student of the Post-Impressionist painter Pierre-Gaston Rigaud (1874–1939), from whom he learned the importance of light, color composition, and plein air painting.
Beginning in the 1930s, he exhibited regularly at the major Parisian art shows. In particular, he participated in the Salon d’Automne starting in 1937, and later also exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, where his talent was quickly recognized.
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| Dimensions | 80 × 69 cm |
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In 1953, he was selected by the prestigious Galerie Durand-Ruel for his first solo exhibition
The exhibition was an immediate success, and the gallery went on to host eleven solo exhibitions of his work through 1973—an exceptional show of loyalty.
Subsequently, his work was widely exhibited in Europe and the United States, notably in New York, Houston, Dallas, and Philadelphia.
His work is deeply influenced by his many travels; from the Maghreb to the Caribbean, he sets up his easel in every corner of the globe.
He has won numerous awards:
the City of Morocco Grand Prize for Painting;
the Equatorial Africa Painting Prize;
the Overseas France Alumni Award;
the Grand Prize for French Landscape Painters.
Because Anderbouhr also offers views of Paris
Here, the Pont Marie is silhouetted against a diffused light, while the quays and architectural forms of Île Saint-Louis blend into a hazy atmosphere of delicate blue-gray and mauve tones.
With a fluid and spontaneous touch, the artist prioritizes the overall impression over descriptive detail.
The composition, balanced between architecture, water, and sky, conveys an intimate and contemplative vision of the capital
