HERVE Jules Impressionist Painting, 20th Century, Paris, Scene in Front of Notre Dame, Oil on Canvas, Signed Certificate

HERVE Jules René ( 1887 / 1981 )

Paris Scene in Front of Notre Dame.

Oil on canvas signed lower right.

18,11 x 21,65 in

Certificate of authenticity.

Museums: Annecy, Calais, Casablanca, Chicago, Dijon, Langres, Luxeuil-Les-Bains, Montreal, New York, Paris, Saint-Étienne, Tourcoing, Troyes.

Literature: Bénézit - Dictionary of Minor Masters of Painting by Gérald Schurr and Pierre Cabanne - “Jules René Hervé, an Enchanting Master of 20th Century Painting” by Bernard Masson - “Le haut du pavé de Langres” by Gérard Gueniot - Le peintre et l'animal en France au 19ème siècle by Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier -   

Jules René HERVE, Born in Langres ( Haute-Marne ) in 1887, Died in Langres in 1981  

Painter of typical scenes, figures, portraits and landscapes. A student of Fernand Cormon and Jules Adler, Jules René Hervé moved to Paris and began exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1910, where he was awarded a silver medal in 1914 and a gold medal in 1925. Jules René Hervé then divided his life between Paris and his hometown, painting its humble and picturesque events with a light brush, expert in small, vivid bursts of gray or ochre, portraits of its austere society with its monotonous, subdued existence - But Jules René Hervé is equally adept at capturing the lively atmosphere of Parisian life and its monuments, or the dancers in the foyer of the Opéra - Delicate feelings emanate from his finely observed compositions - Appreciated by amateurs in France and abroad, Jules René Hervé devoted himself to his art throughout his life -Jules René Hervé is considered "the last of the Impressionists".