Jules René Hervé Figurative Paintings
French, 1887-1981
Jules René Hervé was an Academic French painter, born in 1887. His was born in Langres, a town in the eastern part of France, where he began his art studies in an evening school. Known for his paintings of cityscapes and landscapes, Hervé painted in an impressionistic style that captured the shimmering texture of the city and the softer light of the countryside. When asked, the artist mentions that as far as he can remember, he always wanted to become an artist of talent to being able to express through color the beauty of everything he would see.
Hervé arrived in Paris in 1908 and first continued his studies at the School of Decorative Arts, and then at the Fine Art School. Having his first-time exhibition at the Salon des Artistes français in 1910, where he became a very important member. Hervé was also trained at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts Decoratifs of Paris and studied with Fernand Cormon (French 1845–1924) and Jules Adler (French, 1865-1952). From 1911 to 1943, he taught painting with many generations of artists. Hervé was awarded multiple honors during his lifetime, he received a silver medal in 1914 from the Association of French Artists, including a gold medal by the association of the French artists in 1925 and a gold medal for the World Fair of 1937.
Hervé is both a painter of daily countryside themes in which we find the characters performing the daily tasks and a painter of Parisian scenes. His artistic interpretation is filled with sensibility using delightful strokes of light and color. The Paris seen through Hervé's eyes is a city of poetry, showing its most charming aspects, where the viewer becomes a part of the "City of Lights", with its sentimental life and feelings of that special atmosphere and all her charm.
Indifferent to the current fashions of his time, and outside any trends, he never ceased to deepen the technical secrets of his art, and after more than 50 years of artistic experience, he achieved a complete mastery of his own style. Not only Jules René Hervé is a painter of great talent, but he represents the purest tradition of French art. His works can be compared to the great impressionists of former times, playing with his palette as a musician does with a musical instrument, resulting for each of his works a marvelous symphony of color and light.
His paintings are in numerous museum collections in France and abroad, like in the Pads, Langares, Saint-Etienne, Annecy, and Tourcoing France; also, in institutions like the Chicago Art Institute, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Langres, Musée du Petit Palais in Paris, Casablanca Marocco, Dijon, Tourcoing, Musée des beaux-arts de Tourcoing, Musée des beaux-arts de Saint-Étienne, Musée des beaux-arts d'Annecy and the Dahesh Museum in New York City. Hervé died in 1981.to
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Artist: Jules René Hervé
"Ballerines à Paris" Colorful Impressionist Interior Scene Oil Painting Framed
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"Grand Basin, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris" Impressionist Oil Painting on Board
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An exceptional impressionistic depiction of an afternoon along the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris by Jules René Hervé on a summer day with the busy activities of people walking and of f...
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"Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera, " Jules Herve, French Impressionism
By Jules René Hervé
Located in New York, NY
Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981)
Entre Acte - Ballerinas at the Opera
Oil on canvasboard
10 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches
Signed lower left
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"Bassin des Tuilleries and the Louvre, Paris, " Jules Herve, French Impressionism
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Located in New York, NY
Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981)
Bassin des Tuilleries and the Louvre, Paris, n.d.
Oil on canvas
18 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches
Signed lower left; signed on the reverse
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"Grand Basin Jardin des Tuileries, Paris" Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Jules René Hervé Figurative Paintings
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"Game of Checkers" Jules Herve, French Impressionism, Family Playing in a Garden
By Jules René Hervé
Located in New York, NY
Jules Herve (French, 1887 - 1981)
Game of Checkers, circa 1960
Oil on canvas
10 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches
Signed lower right; signed on the reverse
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Le Grand Basin des Tuileries. Oil on canvas, 74x93 cm
By Jules René Hervé
Located in Riga, LV
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Le Grand Escalier - Impressionist Figures in Interior Oil by Jules Rene Herve
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Signed impressionist figures in cityscape oil on canvas circa 1940 by French painter Jules Rene Herve. This bustling evening scene depicts a view of The Place de l'Opera square in Paris, France.
Signature:
Signed lower left & again verso
Dimensions:
Framed: 25"x29"
Unframed: 18"x22"
Provenance:
Private French collection
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JULES RENE HERVE (1887-1981) Childen Feeding Ducks Woodland River signed oil
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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Feeding the Ducks
by Jules Rene Herve (1887-1981) French, signed front and back
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JULES RENE HERVE (1887-1981) Families Playing in Parkland Signed Original Oil
By Jules René Hervé
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Playing in the Park
by Jules Rene Herve (1887-1981) French, signed front and back
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 9 x 11 inches
framed: 15 x 17 inches
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H 15 in W 17 in D 0.1 in
Jules Rene HERVE, Maternity, Oil on Panel, 1935-1940
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Oil on panel by Jules René HERVE, France, 1935-1940. "Maternity". Panel mounted on chassis. with frame: 39,5x34.2x5 cm - 15.6x13.4x2 inches - without frame: 27x22 cm - 10.6x8.7 inches. Signed lower left "Jules R Hervé...
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Signed impressionist figures in in interior oil on board circa 1940 by French painter Jules Rene Herve. The work depicts two blonde ballerinas - one seated one standing - dressed in white tutus in a grand room. There are three red gilded chairs against two large windows, one of which is adorned with velvet red curtains, the other is open revealing the dark night sky outside. A wonderful piece in this sought after artist's distinctive style.
Signature:
Signed lower right and again verso
Dimensions:
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Unframed: 8.5"x10.5"
Jules René Hervé (French, 1887-1981) was an Academic painter, born in Langres. Known for his paintings of cityscapes and landscapes, Hervé painted in an impressionistic style that captured the shimmering texture of the city and the softer light of the countryside. Hervé was trained at the Ecole nationale supérieure d'arts decoratifs of Paris, and studied with Fernand Cormon (French 1845-1924) and Jules Adler (French, 1865-1952). As early as 1910, his work was shown in Paris Salons where his paintings were described as "jewels" of French scenery...
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1940s Impressionist Jules René Hervé Figurative Paintings
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Dans le jardin - Impressionist Oil, Garden Landscape by Jules Rene Herve
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Signed impressionist oil on canvas garden landscape circa 1950 by sought after French painter Jules Rene Herve. This beautiful and large piece depicts a garden scene on a summer's day. A jug and plates of fruit are laid upon a table which sits in the shade beside a green fence and rose bush. A child's toy and ball are on the floor. A sunlit path leads through the garden. A charming and beautifully coloured piece.
Signature:
Signed lower left and again verso
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