GEORGES CHARLES ROBIN | Le Canöe d'Été, Dordogne
Oil on Canvas
50 x 73 cms / 19¾ x 28¾ inches
Signed 'Georges Robin' (lower right).
This original oil painting by Georges Charles Robin depicts a canoe by the Dordogne River on a summer’s day. Robin spent his life in the affluent suburb of Rueil-Malmaison on the western outskirts of Paris, but the summer months often drew him to his second home near Morlaix in Brittany, where he painted sunlit seascapes and picturesque river estuaries. However, it was the Loire Valley and the Dordogne region that consistently inspired some of the finest and most celebrated works of his career.
Recognised as one of the best Post-Impressionist artists, Robin’s skill and complete command of his palette set him aside from his contemporaries. Following the ‘en plein air’ practice of the Impressionist masters, in a few swift brushstrokes Robin brought life to the trees and rivers of the French countryside.
Enthralled by the enchanting river valleys of rural France that flowed through the luxuriant countryside and rolling fields, Robin’s paintings perfectly capture rustic and typical French life. Combining his deft and delicate touch with vigorous, dramatic brush strokes and palette knife work, he produced exceptional paintings.
Feted by the French artistic establishment and his many patrons during his lifetime, the multitude of awards that Robin garnered for his work illustrates the acclaim in which he was held. Gladwell & Patterson had a close relationship with Robin for the last 50 years of his life and are acknowledged as the world experts on his work.
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