JEANNE SELMERSHEIM-DESGRANGE | Nature Morte devant la Maison
Oil on Canvas
73 x 91.5 cms / 28¾ x 36 inches
Signed J. Selmersheim-Desgrange (lower right)
Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange’s Nature Morte devant la Maison is a captivating French still life painting that radiates color and light. The artist's use of Neo-Impressionist technique brings vibrancy to this serene domestic scene, where rich floral hues and dappled sunlight create a harmonious interplay. A celebration of everyday beauty, this exquisite French painting invites viewers to embrace a moment of tranquility, making it a true gem of Post-Impressionist art.
Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange is renowned for her relationship with Paul Signac. The pair met in Paris in the 1890s and Jeanne became his pupil and later his mistress. Through this relationship Selmersheim-Desgrange embraced the Neo-Impressionist pointillist style which Signac had developed alongside Paul Seurat.
Selmersheim-Desgrange’s direct talent as an artist may be seen in the distinctive compositions of her brilliant still lifes and landscapes. Her watercolours and oil paintings are executed with a delicate palette of pastel tones.
Selmersheim-Desgrange spent a great deal of time in the South of France, particularly around St. Tropez and Antibes, where Signac and Jeanne settled in 1913. The relaxed atmosphere, the intense light, the brilliant earthen colours, and azure seas all helped to form Selmersheim-Desgrange’s aesthetic. Life in the South of France was focused around the beautiful Mediterranean Sea, and Jeanne’s most spectacular works are those composed of view from a balcony looking onto the glistening Mediterranean beyond.
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