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French Colourist, the Beautiful South: Purple Hills, Old Farmhouses in Corsica Ca 1950 French Colourist Oil on Board
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French Colourist, the Beautiful South: Purple Hills, Old Farmhouses in Corsica Ca 1950 French Colourist Oil on Board

1940 - 1960
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This warm, colourist and intemporal composition my André Georges Klein (1901-1992) feels like a holiday! André George Klein was an artist-traveller: it was the 1931 Colonial Exhibition in Paris that prompted his desire to discover new cultures and landscapes. Having trained in painting at the Académie Julien and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, he left France to spend time in Morocco, then in Madagascar, on Reunion Island and Mauritius, and in Algeria. Obliged to return to Paris during the war years, he set off again in 1950 to visit Corsica, Sicily and Spain with his friend and fellow artist, Christian Caillard. It was during this post war trip, most likely in Corsica - that the work presented here was painted.

The French art magazine "Connaissance des Arts" describes Klein's art well:

Georges-André Klein paints fifty canvases a year; but he only keeps half of it for sale. The rest, he destroys... Unlike many painters of exoticism , he knows how to paint skies that harmonise with the rest of the landscape, and unlike painters such as Bezombes , he does not seek to disorient the spectator with unreal colours. He admires, among his contemporaries, Utrillo , Bonnard , Soutine. In his landscapes, it is especially Bonnard that his painting approaches; but he paints with more detail and in a more precise manner. His palette is generally light.

George André Klein, a member of the poetic reality movement of artists, exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants, the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Tuileries. In France, works by the artist are now in the Musée Bourdelle and the Musée Nationale d'Art Moderne, the Pompidou Centre.

Our oil on board measures 46 x 55 cm and is signed at the lower right. Attractively framed, the overall size is 64 x 74 cm.

Physical Dimensions
Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Landscape Oil Painting to the 1950s.

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SA974986
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This warm, colourist and intemporal composition my André Georges Klein (1901-1992) feels like a holiday! André George Klein was an artist-traveller: it was the 1931 Colonial Exhibition in Paris that prompted his desire to discover new cultures and landscapes. Having trained in painting at the Académie Julien and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, he left France to spend time in Morocco, then in Madagascar, on Reunion Island and Mauritius, and in Algeria.
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Obliged to return to Paris during the war years, he set off again in 1950 to visit Corsica, Sicily and Spain with his friend and fellow artist, Christian Caillard.
Skippings Fine Arts

It was during this post war trip, most likely in Corsica - that the work presented here was painted.

fig 1. A mid-century oil painting on board depicting a stone farmhouse under a light blue sky with purple mountains in the background and a textured foreground.
fig 1. French Colourist, the Beautiful South: Purple Hills, Old Farmhouses in Corsica Ca 1950 French Colourist Oil on Board

The French art magazine "Connaissance des Arts" describes Klein's art well:

Georges-André Klein paints fifty canvases a year; but he only keeps half of it for sale. The rest, he destroys... Unlike many painters of exoticism , he knows how to paint skies that harmonise with the rest of the landscape, and unlike painters such as Bezombes , he does not seek to disorient the spectator with unreal colours. He admires, among his contemporaries, Utrillo , Bonnard , Soutine. In his landscapes, it is especially Bonnard that his painting approaches; but he paints with more detail and in a more precise manner. His palette is generally light.

fig 2. A mid-century oil painting on board depicting a stone farmhouse under a light blue sky with purple mountains in the background and a textured foreground.
fig 2. French Colourist, the Beautiful South: Purple Hills, Old Farmhouses in Corsica Ca 1950 French Colourist Oil on Board

George André Klein, a member of the poetic reality movement of artists, exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants, the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Tuileries. In France, works by the artist are now in the Musée Bourdelle and the Musée Nationale d'Art Moderne, the Pompidou Centre.

Our oil on board measures 46 x 55 cm and is signed at the lower right. Attractively framed, the overall size is 64 x 74 cm.

Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Landscape Oil Painting to the 1950s.

Reference Numbers
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Archive I A mid-century oil painting on board depicting a stone farmhouse under a light blue sky with purple mountains in the background and a textured foreground.

French Colourist, the Beautiful South: Purple Hills, Old Farmhouses in Corsica Ca 1950 French Colourist Oil on Board

Archive II A mid-century oil painting on board depicting a stone farmhouse under a light blue sky with purple mountains in the background and a textured foreground. View II
Archive III A mid-century oil painting on board depicting a stone farmhouse under a light blue sky with purple mountains in the background and a textured foreground. View III
Archive IV A mid-century oil painting on board depicting a stone farmhouse under a light blue sky with purple mountains in the background and a textured foreground. View IV
Archive V A mid-century oil painting on board depicting a stone farmhouse under a light blue sky with purple mountains in the background and a textured foreground. View V
Archive VI A mid-century oil painting on board depicting a stone farmhouse under a light blue sky with purple mountains in the background and a textured foreground. View VI
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A mid-century oil painting on board depicting a stone farmhouse under a light blue sky with purple mountains in the background and a textured foreground.
French Colourist, the beautiful South: purple hills, old farmhouses in Corsica ca 1950 French colourist oil on board
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A mid-century oil painting on board depicting a stone farmhouse under a light blue sky with purple mountains in the background and a textured foreground.
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French Colourist paintings from the mid-20th century are defined by vibrant hue choices, expressive impasto brushstrokes, and simplified natural forms influenced by Fauvist and Post-Impressionist traditions.

Mid-century artists frequently applied oil pigments directly to hardboard or masonite panels using brushes and palette knives to create layered, durable surfaces.

Authentic pieces generally display artist signatures in oil, natural age-related craquelure, period-appropriate board backing, and evidence of original framing hardware.

A mid-century French landscape can be positioned above a wooden sideboard or fireplace mantel, presented in a minimal tray frame to complement contemporary decor.

Gently remove surface dust using a soft, dry microfibre brush, avoid humid conditions, and keep the board away from direct sunlight to prevent colour fading.
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