Siouville
A 19th-century oil painting on wood panel from the atelier of the Normandy painter Emile Tremblay (1855-1935). The piece is monogrammed in the lower right corner and features the atelier's stamp on the reverse. The work is also located on the back, in Siouville-Hague, a small seaside resort on the Normandy coast, known for its vast and magnificent sandy beach.
A bright and dynamic beach landscape, with the sandstone rocks jutting out of the sand, and tidepools rendered through splashes of blue paint. A rolling green landscape against a dusty purples sky highlights the softness of the day. A piece of tranquility and beauty.
Emile Tremblay is an artist with no available biography online. However, through extensive research of old archives and letters, we have uncovered some context about his closest associates. Emile had a brother, Louis Tremblay, who was a published poet, author, and painter. Emile was also a dear friend of the famous Swedish artist, art critic, and museum manager Richard Bergh (1858-1919), to whom he inscribed a painting with the dedication, "To my brother Bergh." The remainder of what we know about Emile Tremblay comes solely from his exquisite atelier works.
- Overall Size: 9" x 14.1" / 23cm x 36.5cm.
- Country: France.
- Provenance: Atelier Tremblay (Normandy).
- Signed: Monogrammed and bearing the studio's stamp on the back.
- Date: Late 19th century or Early 20th century.
- Materials: Oil on wood panel.
- Texture: The surface of the piece presents a slight texture to the touch.
- Condition: The painting is in good condition for its age, with only a few cosmetic marks on the surface in the form of small scratches.
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