GUSTAVE MADELAIN

(French, 1867-1944)

NOTRE DAME AND THE LEFT BANK OF THE SEINE, PARIS

Oil on Canvas

24 x 36 Inches

Signed Lower Left

Born in Charly, this noted French Impressionist painter studied in Paris and, beginning in 1907, exhibited with success at the Salon des Independants where he received numerous prizes for his landscapes and city views. Madelain has become associated particularly with scenes of Montmartre and the left bank of the Seine, often with monumental architectural subjects pictured in the evening and observed with a subtle, tonalist palette. Madelain’s retrospective (Paris, 1926) was a great success with six architectural works purchased by the French government. Painted circa 1910, this dramatically-composed and delicately-painted view of a much-loved Parisian landmark exemplifies the style of this quintessentially Parisian artist.

Reference:

Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Kunstler, Vollmer Supt, Vol. 3 , p.291;  Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Vol. 8   p. 942; et al.