Drawing by Edouard DOIGNEAU - Forest of Fontainebleau

Édouard DOIGNEAU (Nemours 1865 - 1954 Paris)
Forest of Fontainebleau in Autumn
Watercolor, gouache, and black chalk on paper
22 x 30 cm; 39 x 49 cm (framed)
Signed 'Ed. Doigneau' with the stamp, lower right
In a light-colored wood frame

A great draughtsman, primarily known for his depictions of picturesque scenes from Brittany, and the Bigouden region in particular, Édouard Doigneau also brilliantly painted animal and oriental scenes. He joined the Académie Julian in 1900 and studied under Jules Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury. He then set up his studio on Boulevard Berthier. The Georges Petit Gallery exhibited his work between 1908 and 1911. A traveler at heart, he made several trips to Brittany, a region he had fallen in love with since 1893, then to the Camargue, Fontainebleau, as well as Spain and Africa. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français between 1899 and 1939 and received a gold medal for "La ronde des bigoudènes," presented in 1906.
Enveloped by the golden colors of a bright autumn day, the viewer enjoys the calm of a silent forest, whose body of water invites us to a soothing meditation. The attention paid to detail, colors, and textures contributes to the creation of a very intimate, realistic, and solitary atmosphere, characteristic of the artist's work. As François de Beaulieu wrote about his landscapes: "In this nature, man exists only as traces. He has become discreet, distant, he is nothing more than a glance (...)."
The work presented to you will be included in the artist's catalogue raisonné, currently being compiled.

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