Oil on canvas, *Still Life with Cheese* by René CHRETIEN
Oil on canvas, *Still Life with Cheese* by René CHRETIEN
5.200,00 €
René Chrétien 1867–1945
Son of the painter and art teacher Auguste Clément Chrétien, he later studied in the studios of Léon Bonnat, Gustave Boulanger, and Jules-Élie Delaunay. .
He made his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1887, at the age of just twenty.
His talent was quickly recognized:
He received an honorable mention in 1889,
a third-class medal in 1894,
a second-class medal in 1895,
His career culminated with a silver medal at the 1900 Paris World’s Fair,
Further information
| Dimensions | 43 × 53 cm |
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Although René Chrétien also paints landscapes, portraits, and a few genre scenes, he is best known as one of France's leading still-life artists.
His work is characterized by meticulous observation of objects, a rich use of materials, and warm lighting that enhances the materials themselves: copper, earthenware, glass, fruit, game, and cheese.
He favors harmonies of browns, ochres, and golds, lending his compositions a warm and authentic atmosphere.
