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Maurice Loirand
Le Nettoyage du Bateau - Mid 20th Century French Boat Fisherman Oil Painting

c.1960

$4,392.86
£3,200
€3,743.53
CA$6,017.31
A$6,564.56
CHF 3,481.71
MX$79,088.17
NOK 44,189.66
SEK 40,456.83
DKK 27,958.60

About the Item

A beautiful mid 20th century French oil on canvas depicting a fishermman cleaning his boat, by Maurice Loirand. Striking and excellent quality work from the 1960's by this very interesting artist. The work is signed lower left and presented in a fine painted wood Montparnasse frame. Inscribed with title on the reverse. Artist: Maurice Loirand (French, 1922-2008) Title: La Nettoyage du Bateau Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 22 x 28.5 inches (56 x 72.5 cm) including the frame Maurice Loirand was born in La Montagne, Loire. He was a metalworker at the Arsenal of Indret. Resistant under the Occupation, he became a self-taught artist and moved to Paris where he met the painters André Lenormand, Fernand Léger, Matisse and Picasso. He also knew the poet René Guy Cadou, who particularly appreciated his work. He travelled extensively with exhibitions in Paris, Rome, Milan, Rio de Janeiro, New York. He lived in Japan for around 15 years and married the poet Kazué Shimotori. Maurice Loirand's paintings can be found among the collections of the Museum of Modern Art of the city of Paris, the Museum of Fine Arts of Nantes, the Naive Art Museum Anatole Jakovsky of Nice, the Museu do Sol in Penápolis. Museum Holdings: 1953 : Surroundings of the Saint-Cloud Bridge, Nantes Museum of Fine Arts, France 1962 : Croix-de-Vie, Musée du Vieux-Château, Laval, France 1964 : Lake Balaton, Nantes Museum of Fine Arts, France 1971 : Boats at the port, Argentina, 1971, Town Hall of La Montagne, Nantes, France 1971 : Gradiva Gallery of Buenos Aires, Argentina " - Museum of Fréosc " - National Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France " - Museum of the City of Paris, France 1978 : Village of Louisfert (house-school of the poet René Guy Cadou), Museum of Setagaya -ku, Tokyo, Japan 1986 : Tokyo, endless city (2 x 8 m), Edo-Tokyo Museum, Tokyo, Japan 1999 : La Roche-Posay, Town Hall of La Montagne, Nantes, France 2009 : Sunday walk, Town Hall of La Montagne, Nantes, France 2009 : The Snowy Village, Town Hall of La Basse-Goulaine, Nantes, France
  • Creator:
    Maurice Loirand (1922 - 2008)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1960
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Sevenoaks, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1955217417882

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