Overview: This is an Original Alexandre Renoir (b. 1974) Oil on Canvas Poppy Field Landscape. Alexandre Renoir is the great-grandson of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and he is quickly emerging as the next true talent in this family of ground-breaking artists. Currently his works are represented by Galerie Michael on Rodeo Drive, but I had the rare opportunity to acquire a few of his early pieces from a dealer in San Diego. This stunning poppy field landscape is done in the classic French Impressionist style and is an extraordinary example of Alexandre's talent. He uses quick flicks of palette knife and bold colors to create a unique impressionist look reminiscent of his great-grandfather. Signed with his full name in the lower right. We currently have four of his pieces publicly for sale. Please see our other listings if you're interested in more.
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Condition: Excellent condition. Fantastic thick paint throughout. Beautiful Vintage frame in very good condition.
Measurements: Painting is 14"x18" and it is approx 19"x23" framed.
About the Artist: Alexandre Renoir (b. 1974) was born in Cagnes Sur Mer in the south of France. When he was 4, the family moved to Canada, but even after leaving France, as the great-grand son of the great French Impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alexandre grew-up surrounded in The Art and Artists.
His famous family includes film director Jean Renoir, actor Pierre Renoir, director of photography Claude Renoir Jr., and Claude’s daughter actress Sophie Renoir, to name a few.
Artistic from a young age, Alexandre went to various arts-oriented schools including the Virginia Park School for the artistically gifted and the Victoria School for the Arts and Performance where he graduated in 1993. In addition to his formal education he also attended classes at the Alberta Museum on Aboriginal Arts and Crafts gaining experience in; jewelry making, sculpture, pottery, woodworking, stone carving, printmaking, and painting.
His first serious artistic venture was with jewelry design, gemology and goldsmith-ing in a family venture which utilized the abundant local occurrence of the rare precious stone ammonite.
Although he was immersed in the arts and culture of his environment, Alexandre remained primarily an onlooker until his drawing abilities were tapped by his brother Emmanuel. During a visit t oLa Jolla, Emmanuel gave Alexandre some drawing paper and challenged him to draw with charcoal. The results were impressive, delighting both Alexandre and his brother. From the first sheet, Alexandre could naturally draw in various styles; his charcoal drawings are created with a sense of ease and grace that is reminiscent of the beauty and charm of the impressionism period. Alexandre’s works currently reside in private collections in numerous cities throughout North America, Asia, South America and Europe. His work was also featured in Tennessee State Museum for the exhibition “Strokes of Genius”.
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