PIERRE RIOLLET - CORSICA
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Original oil on canvas by Pierre Riollet titled Corsica, 80 x 80 cm, signed on the front with a second signature on the back, stretched on a quality wooden frame, with a certificate of authenticity provided by the artist, depicting an urban landscape in Corsica.
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It is an original oil on canvas work, mounted on a quality wooden frame. The canvas is signed by the artist on the front, and a second signature is present on the back of the painting, attesting to its authenticity.
The work is sold with a certificate of authenticity, provided by the artist
Representation of an urban scene in Corsican, captured in a moment of transition.
a female silhouette crosses a space structured by deep blues and warm lights.
About Pierre
Pierre Riollet graduated from the École d’Art Auguste Renoir in Paris in 1983. After 20 years spent in advertising as Art Director, he decided to devote himself exclusively to painting. Following a trip to the United States in 1987, he began work on the theme of New York façades and their cast shadows, inspired by American hyperrealists.
Always captivated by light, his work took a new direction a few years later, on the theme of passages. The contrast effect between shadow and light induced by this subject is the hallmark of this period. The dark frame magnifies the exterior brightness and directs the gaze toward a dazzling opening, letting the imagination drift toward the light. Beyond the pictorial aspect, it is also the symbolism of the strength of transition that is expressed in these passages.
After having long declined all kinds of backlighting in cafés, urban atmospheres, nocturnal and snowy landscapes, portraits… his painting now moves toward reflections, notably of the sea. Always with the same care given to chromatic accuracy, Pierre is today passionate about the decomposition of light and its interaction. By using brushstrokes close to abstraction when the eye zooms in on the details, his canvases — most often large-format — exude a vibrational force of great intensity.
Pierre Riollet regularly exhibits in numerous galleries and contemporary art fairs. His works are now in many private collections.
His journey is somewhat like a progressive zoom which, from canvas to canvas, traversing all these passages, moves toward the light.
It is an original oil on canvas work, mounted on a quality wooden frame. The canvas is signed by the artist on the front, and a second signature is present on the back of the painting, attesting to its authenticity.
The work is sold with a certificate of authenticity, provided by the artist
Representation of an urban scene in Corsican, captured in a moment of transition.
a female silhouette crosses a space structured by deep blues and warm lights.
About Pierre
Pierre Riollet graduated from the École d’Art Auguste Renoir in Paris in 1983. After 20 years spent in advertising as Art Director, he decided to devote himself exclusively to painting. Following a trip to the United States in 1987, he began work on the theme of New York façades and their cast shadows, inspired by American hyperrealists.
Always captivated by light, his work took a new direction a few years later, on the theme of passages. The contrast effect between shadow and light induced by this subject is the hallmark of this period. The dark frame magnifies the exterior brightness and directs the gaze toward a dazzling opening, letting the imagination drift toward the light. Beyond the pictorial aspect, it is also the symbolism of the strength of transition that is expressed in these passages.
After having long declined all kinds of backlighting in cafés, urban atmospheres, nocturnal and snowy landscapes, portraits… his painting now moves toward reflections, notably of the sea. Always with the same care given to chromatic accuracy, Pierre is today passionate about the decomposition of light and its interaction. By using brushstrokes close to abstraction when the eye zooms in on the details, his canvases — most often large-format — exude a vibrational force of great intensity.
Pierre Riollet regularly exhibits in numerous galleries and contemporary art fairs. His works are now in many private collections.
His journey is somewhat like a progressive zoom which, from canvas to canvas, traversing all these passages, moves toward the light.
Details
Artist
PIERRE RIOLLET
Sold with frame
No
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Direct from the artist
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
CORSICA
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2015
Condition
Good condition
Colour
Blue, Brown, Cream, Orange
Height
80 cm
Width
80 cm
Depiction/theme
Cityscape
Style
Contemporary
Period
2010-2020
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