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French School Masters
French school Landscape riverside (Moselle) with frame

1923

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➡️ Landscape Pont à Mousson River ⬅️ ⏩It is signed Luc Bentz⏪ Probably Lucien Bentz ⭐Medium:⭐ Watercolor on paper ⭐Technique: ⭐ painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐31.4x44.2cm / 12.4x17.4 inch with frame 35.4x48.4cm / 13.9x19.1 inch ⭐Date: 1923⭐ ⭐Condition : ⭐ Good condition. There are rust-colored marks on the paper (see image). No cut ⭐Provenance:⭐ Private collection - France. ⭐Shipping:⭐ from France is fast 4-6 days with Fedex / DHL ⭐Instead of a glass, I will ship the artwork with polycarbonat sheet⭐ 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 More about the painting: ☀️The Artist: Lucien Bentz (1866-1943)☀️ Lucien Bentz was a multifaceted French artist whose career bridged architecture and fine arts. Born in Nancy on October 22, 1866, he embodied the interdisciplinary spirit of the École de Nancy movement, which sought to integrate artistic sensibility with technical mastery. Trained at the École régionale des beaux-arts de Nancy and subsequently at the École des beaux-arts de Paris, where he graduated in 1894, Bentz also distinguished himself as a graduate of the École centrale des arts et manufactures, qualifying both as an architect and engineer. His professional trajectory was remarkable: appointed architect of historic monuments in 1895, he balanced his architectural practice with teaching positions at Nancy's regional art school, where he instructed students in both architecture and scientific subjects. As a painter and watercolorist, Bentz exhibited at the Nancy salon in 1896, presenting views of his native city, Alsace, Paris, and the surrounding regions. This watercolor from 1923 exemplifies his mature period, created when the artist was fifty-seven years old and at the height of his technical and artistic powers. ☀️Subject Matter and Composition☀️ This watercolor depicts a view of the Moselle River at Pont-à-Mousson, a historic town in Lorraine situated along this significant waterway. The composition demonstrates classical French landscape principles with its tripartite structure: the rocky embankment and sparse vegetation occupy the left foreground, the river's reflective surface commands the middle ground, and architectural ruins, likely remnants of ancient fortifications, punctuate the horizon line, backed by gently rolling, wooded hills. The sky, rendered in delicate washes, claims nearly half the composition, creating a sense of spaciousness and atmospheric depth characteristic of the Lorraine countryside. The artist's architectural training is immediately evident in how he structures the scene. The diagonal progression from lower left to upper right guides the viewer's eye through the landscape with calculated precision, while the ruins themselves are rendered with an architect's understanding of form, proportion, and structural logic. This is not merely a picturesque view but a document of place, executed by someone who understood both the aesthetic and technical dimensions of what he observed. ☀️Technical Mastery☀️ Bentz's watercolor technique demonstrates the classical French approach to the medium. He employs transparent washes that preserve the luminosity of the paper, allowing the white ground to shine through and create highlights, particularly visible in the sky and water reflections. The technique requires confidence and planning, as watercolor's transparency makes correction difficult. Each wash must be carefully considered and executed with decisive brushwork. The treatment varies across different elements: the sky receives extremely diluted washes creating subtle atmospheric gradations, while the water is rendered with horizontal strokes that suggest movement and surface texture. The vegetation masses are built up through successive layers, with darker, more precise touches defining individual trees and foliage clusters. The architectural elements receive particular attention, their forms clearly articulated despite the fluid medium, a testament to Bentz's dual training as architect and artist. ☀️Color Harmony and Atmospheric Quality☀️ The palette is restrained yet sophisticated, dominated by blues ranging from cobalt to ultramarine in the water and distant shadows, ochres and siennas for the embankments and rocks, subtle greens for vegetation, and gray-blues for the atmospheric distances. Touches of orange and brown enliven the ruins and provide warm accents against the predominantly cool tonality. This color scheme typifies early twentieth-century French watercolor landscape practice: naturalistic, atmospheric, and avoiding theatrical effects in favor of observed truth. The overall tonality evokes the soft, diffused light characteristic of the Lorraine region, gentle and contemplative. This atmospheric quality distinguishes regional French watercolor from the more vivid English tradition or the bolder American approach. Bentz captures a specific quality of light and air that speaks to intimate knowledge of his subject. ☀️Historical Context☀️ The date of 1923 carries significant weight. Created just five years after the end of World War I, this watercolor documents a region that had suffered tremendously during the conflict. Lorraine, positioned on the Franco-German border, witnessed some of the war's most devastating battles. Pont-à-Mousson itself endured considerable damage, and many of its historic structures were affected. Whether the ruins depicted pre-date the war or result from recent destruction, Bentz's careful documentation serves as both artistic expression and historical record. At fifty-seven, Bentz was recording the landscape of his beloved Lorraine during the reconstruction period, preserving views of a region in transformation. His position as architect of historic monuments would have made him acutely aware of the importance of documenting architectural heritage, particularly in an era when so much had been lost or damaged. ☀️Artistic Significance☀️ This watercolor exemplifies the dual nature of Bentz's vision: the architect's precision combined with the painter's sensitivity. The work balances documentary accuracy with artistic interpretation, technical control with spontaneous freshness. It represents the École de Nancy's principles, direct observation of nature, attention to regional character, and the integration of art with other disciplines. The economy of means is particularly noteworthy. Bentz achieves atmospheric depth and spatial complexity through carefully modulated washes and selective detail, demonstrating that watercolor mastery lies not in laborious overworking but in knowing precisely where to place each mark. This restraint gives the work its sense of immediacy and authenticity.
  • Créateur:
    French School Masters (Français)
  • Année de création:
    1923
  • Dimensions:
    Hauteur : 31,4 cm (12,37 po)Largeur : 44,2 cm (17,41 po)Profondeur : 1,5 cm (0,6 po)
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  • Adresse de la galerie:
    Zofingen, CH
  • Numéro de référence:
    Vendeur : L Bentz1stDibs : LU2203217507362

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