Description

A beautiful oil on canvas by French artist Roger de la Corbiere depicting a sunset off the coast at Rotheneuf, near St Malo in Brittany. Excellent quality and condition example of the artist's work which is presented in it's fine fine original carved and painted Montpernasse frame.

The work is signed lower right and retains it's original gallery label with location and date of 1952 on the reverse.

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Artist information

Roger de la Corbiere was born in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne, France, on July 22, 1893, and died in Paris at the age of 81 on September 3, 1974.
He studied under the Russian painter Choltse, who was a great exponent of light and shade particularly in snow scenes.

Corbiere was Influenced by Paul Signac (1863-1935), who helped him to start his painting career in La Rochelle.

He was a friend of Maurice Denis (1870-1943) and of other Sacred Art painters in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Jean Souverbie (1891-1981) was also in the group of artists as well as Lucie Tullat. Roger was best known for his paintings of coastal scenes with emphasis on the sea and the effects of light reflections.

In France, he exhibited at the Galerie Katia Granoff (Quai Conti, in Paris, as well as in Honfleur) and at the Gallery Hautecoeur (rue de Rivoli, Paris). In 1926, he began exhibiting at the Society of Independent Artists. In 1932 he became a member and exhibitor at the National Society of Fine Arts.
and in 1956 at the Society of French Artists.

He also exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Independants, Salon d?Automne and National Exhibition of Fine Arts. He exhibited at the Paris Salon for 35 years, receiving the Silver Medal in 1954.

Several of his paintings were acquired by the French State in 1925 and are included in the collections of the families of the Maharaja of Kaarpoutala, Comte de Tocqueville, Professor Marion, Andrei Gromyko and the USSR Embassy.

In the USA Roger de la Corbiere was represented by Arnot Gallery in New York, where his paintings remain on exhibition and command ever higher prices

His paintings are in the collections of many well known people throughout the world. He worked mainly from his studio in Brittany, but also spent some time in the Riviera. His daughter carried on the family tradition, painting similar scenes.

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