Monique Gauthier-Mongin (1909-1979) - Douceur du jardin






Master in early Renaissance Italian painting with internship at Sotheby’s and 15 years' experience.
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Douceur du jardin is an oil on canvas landscape by French artist Monique Gauthier-Mongin (1909–1979), produced in the post-impressionist style of France, measuring 92 by 60 cm and signed.
Description from the seller
Oil on canvas by the French painter Monique Gauthier-Mongin (1909-1979), a work that sensitively and freshly reflects the French landscape tradition of the 20th century. The composition features an elegant urban garden animated by figures, where the artist builds a luminous and harmonious space through a vibrant and balanced palette.
Highlight the atmospheric treatment of the landscape, with a stylized interpretation of the vegetation and architecture that provides visual rhythm and depth. The loose, expressive brushwork, together with the simplification of forms, evokes the post-Impressionist legacy and the modern sensibility characteristic of the French painting of its time.
The scene conveys a sense of serenity and everyday life, delicately integrating small human figures that animate the surroundings without taking away from the landscape. The play of light between the garden’s intense greens and the warm tones of the foliage creates a vibrant and decorative composition, with great visual presence.
Signed by the artist, this work is an interesting example of her body of work, combining color sensitivity and a personal vision of the landscape, which makes it especially attractive to both collectors and lovers of French figurative painting.
Seller's Story
Oil on canvas by the French painter Monique Gauthier-Mongin (1909-1979), a work that sensitively and freshly reflects the French landscape tradition of the 20th century. The composition features an elegant urban garden animated by figures, where the artist builds a luminous and harmonious space through a vibrant and balanced palette.
Highlight the atmospheric treatment of the landscape, with a stylized interpretation of the vegetation and architecture that provides visual rhythm and depth. The loose, expressive brushwork, together with the simplification of forms, evokes the post-Impressionist legacy and the modern sensibility characteristic of the French painting of its time.
The scene conveys a sense of serenity and everyday life, delicately integrating small human figures that animate the surroundings without taking away from the landscape. The play of light between the garden’s intense greens and the warm tones of the foliage creates a vibrant and decorative composition, with great visual presence.
Signed by the artist, this work is an interesting example of her body of work, combining color sensitivity and a personal vision of the landscape, which makes it especially attractive to both collectors and lovers of French figurative painting.
