Sold for: $10,000

PROVENANCE
Private Collection

Originaire de Suisse, René Richard est un peintre canadien reconnu pour son travail sur la nordicité et les grands espaces. Après avoir travaillé comme trappeur pendant plusieurs années, il part étudier à la Grande Chaumière à Paris et rencontre le peintre Clarence Gagnon, qui exercera une influence importante sur son œuvre.

Marquée par une grande spontanéité, l’œuvre Terres dénudées est représentative de la gestuelle expressionniste et de la palette lumineuse qui ont valu à René Richard une grande reconnaissance. Établit à Baie-Saint-Paul en 1942, ce peintre est particulièrement important pour la région de Charlevoix.

Originally from Switzerland, René Richard is a Canadian painter recognized for his work on nordicity and the great outdoors. Following several years working as a trapper, he studied at the Grande Chaumière in Paris and met painter Clarence Gagnon, who greatly influenced his oeuvre.

Marked by great spontaneity, Terres dénudées is representative of the expressionist gesture and the luminous palette which earned René Richard great recognition. Settling in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1942, this painter is particularly important for the Charlevoix region.

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