HERVE Jules 20th century painting Communion day in the countryside Oil on canvas signed

HERVE Jules René (1887/1981)

Communion day in the countryside.

Oil on canvas signed lower left.

46 x 38 cm

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

Literature: Bénézit - Dictionary of the little 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 - The painter and the animal in France in the 19th century 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, landscapes.

A pupil of Fernand Cormon and Jules Adler, Jules René Hervé moved to Paris and began to exhibit at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1910, Jules René Hervé received a silver medal in 1914 and a gold medal in 1925.

Then Jules René Hervé divides his life between Paris and his hometown of which he paints, with a light brush, an expert in small vivid splinters on cleverly distributed grays or ochres, humble and picturesque events, portraits of his austere society in the monotonous and muted existence - But Jules René Hervé knows just as well how to restore the lively atmosphere of Parisian life and its monuments or the dancers in the foyer of the Opera -

Delicate feelings emanate from his finely observed compositions - Appreciated by French and foreign amateurs, Jules René Hervé devoted himself to his art throughout his life -

Jules René Hervé is considered "the last of the impressionists"