Paul Madeline

Sunlight through the trees - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Paul Madeline

1902

Signed and dated post impressionist riverscape oil on canvas by French painter Ferdinand du Puigaudeau. This stunning and large work depicts a view of the river Loire in Nantes, Fran...

Signed figure in landscape oil on board circa 1910 by French Post-Impressionist painter Victor Charreton. The piece depicts a lone figure taking a walk beside a stream in a wooded ar...

Signed and titled post impressionist figures in landscape oil circa 1980 by French painter Max Michel Agostini. The work depicts park-goers on a path beside a lake on a sunny spring ...

Signed and dated oil on original canvas by French post impressionist painter Paul Madeline. This beautiful work depicts a mill on the bank of a river - water cascading over the rocks...

A fine impressionist painting of a French pastoral landscape with trees and cows in the distance by American artist John Leslie Breck (1860-1899). Breck was born in the South Pacific...

Light Through the Trees (Lumière à Travers l'Arbre) Raymond Thibesart (France, 1874-1968) Pastel on paper, circa 1920s Signed l.l. 12.5 x 9.5 (13/4 x 16 3/4 framed) inches Raymond...

Sunlit Forest French School, 1970's signed by J.Bredeche ( French School) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas : 21 x 25.5 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, Paris Cond...

Impressionist Landscape" is an exquisitely peaceful late summer scene along the banks of a quiet river. The dappling yellow and green leaves and the spots of blue sky give the perfect impressionistic feel to the scene. Impressionism was a style or movement in painting originating in France in the 1860s, characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the moment, especially in terms of the shifting effect of light and color. Methven captured this impression perfectly. It is as fresh today as when it was painted in 1902 so much so that you can almost hear the rustle of the leaves and see the shifting light. The gold gilt frame is original to the piece. Without the frame the piece measures 20 h x 16 w. It is signed by the artist. Methven was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1930's he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he painted with other area Chicago artists and showed at The Art Institute of Chicago. He spent his summers in Benton Harbor, Michigan, along Lake Michigan. He is known for his landscapes and water scenes. Michigan has numerous rivers, creeks and small lakes and Methven would have had a wealth of scenes to draw upon for his numerous oil paintings. He studied under Henry Fenton Spread who taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and later founded Spread's Art Academy. In 1902, this academy became the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Spread was named the first president of the Chicago Society of Artists in 1889. Known primarily as a portraitist, Spread also painted landscape and genre scenes. Although a skilled artist, he did not exhibit widely; his primary legacy being fostering a love of art in Chicago. Fellow artist (and former student of Spread), Ralph Clarkson, the noted Chicago society portrait painter, stated that Spread' s "fine and advice formed the careers of the men who were not only to achieve prominence as artists, but to occupy leading places as art teachers". Harry Wallace Methven...