Emile Othon Friesz (1879 - 1949) - La porteuse d'eau
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Emile Othon FRIESZ (1879 - 1949)
The Water Carrier
Pencil drawing on paper.
Drawing size: 25 x 19 cm
Signed at the bottom right
Fair condition. Some traces of humidity visible in the photos.
Senior Executive Offered
Dimensions with frame: 42 x 36 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Dieppe
Original artwork delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Buy with confidence!
Émile Othon Friesz (1879–1949) was a major French painter of the Fauve movement, known for his vibrant landscapes and his quest for balance between tradition and modernity.
Born in Le Havre into a family of sailors, Friesz entered his hometown's School of Fine Arts at a very young age, where he befriended Raoul Dufy and Georges Braque. Thanks to a scholarship, he continued his training in Paris at Léon Bonnat's studio, but it was mainly at the Louvre Museum and through contact with the Impressionists that he developed his perspective. Influenced by Van Gogh, Gauguin, and especially Cézanne, he participated in the 1905 Salon d’automne alongside Matisse and Derain, in the famous 'den of the wild beasts' that gave its name to Fauvism.
Friesz then adopts a vibrant palette and an expressive style, as evidenced by his paintings created in La Ciotat with Braque in 1907, where Mediterranean light radiates through his compositions. However, by 1908, he shifts towards a more structured style, influenced by Cézanne, blending formal rigor with chromatic intensity.
Throughout his career, he alternated between landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, and portraits, while teaching at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In 1937, he collaborated with Dufy on the decoration of the Palais de Chaillot. He died in Paris in 1949, leaving a rich body of work at the crossroads of Fauvist lyricism and French tradition.
Seller's Story
Specialist since 1989 painters of the Ecole Normande - School of Rouen, Art Seine, is an art gallery located in Le Havre where we present works of the 19th, Impressionist and Modern. We scrupulously check the origins of the works and we surround ourselves with all the precautions in use on the art market. We, we are the spokesperson of the seller as the buyer for transactions to be made in the best conditions. Any work sold is accompanied by an invoice and a certificate of authenticity engage our responsibility for a period of 30 years. In collaboration with specialized freight forwarders and carriers we can ensure shipment in France and around the world.
Translated by Google TranslateEmile Othon FRIESZ (1879 - 1949)
The Water Carrier
Pencil drawing on paper.
Drawing size: 25 x 19 cm
Signed at the bottom right
Fair condition. Some traces of humidity visible in the photos.
Senior Executive Offered
Dimensions with frame: 42 x 36 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Dieppe
Original artwork delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Buy with confidence!
Émile Othon Friesz (1879–1949) was a major French painter of the Fauve movement, known for his vibrant landscapes and his quest for balance between tradition and modernity.
Born in Le Havre into a family of sailors, Friesz entered his hometown's School of Fine Arts at a very young age, where he befriended Raoul Dufy and Georges Braque. Thanks to a scholarship, he continued his training in Paris at Léon Bonnat's studio, but it was mainly at the Louvre Museum and through contact with the Impressionists that he developed his perspective. Influenced by Van Gogh, Gauguin, and especially Cézanne, he participated in the 1905 Salon d’automne alongside Matisse and Derain, in the famous 'den of the wild beasts' that gave its name to Fauvism.
Friesz then adopts a vibrant palette and an expressive style, as evidenced by his paintings created in La Ciotat with Braque in 1907, where Mediterranean light radiates through his compositions. However, by 1908, he shifts towards a more structured style, influenced by Cézanne, blending formal rigor with chromatic intensity.
Throughout his career, he alternated between landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, and portraits, while teaching at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In 1937, he collaborated with Dufy on the decoration of the Palais de Chaillot. He died in Paris in 1949, leaving a rich body of work at the crossroads of Fauvist lyricism and French tradition.
Seller's Story
Specialist since 1989 painters of the Ecole Normande - School of Rouen, Art Seine, is an art gallery located in Le Havre where we present works of the 19th, Impressionist and Modern. We scrupulously check the origins of the works and we surround ourselves with all the precautions in use on the art market. We, we are the spokesperson of the seller as the buyer for transactions to be made in the best conditions. Any work sold is accompanied by an invoice and a certificate of authenticity engage our responsibility for a period of 30 years. In collaboration with specialized freight forwarders and carriers we can ensure shipment in France and around the world.
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Artist
Emile Othon Friesz (1879 - 1949)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Gallery
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
La porteuse d'eau
Technique
Charcoal
Signature
Hand signed
Country of Origin
France
Condition
Fair condition
Height
42 cm
Width
36 cm
Depiction/Theme
Portrait
Style
Post-Impressionism
Period
1910-1920
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