Jean Breant (1922-1984) - Océan
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Jean BREANT (1922 - 1984)
Ocean
Oil on canvas
Painting dimensions: 16.5 x 22 cm
Signed bottom left.
In very good condition. Old frame with signs of wear
OFFERED
Frame dimensions: 25 x 31 cm
Original work delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Buy with complete confidence!
Jean Bréant (1922–1984) is a Norman painter and lithographer whose work is in the tradition of the Rouen School, while asserting a singular voice. Born in Rouen on February 17, 1922, he reveals very early a double artistic vocation: music, which he studies seriously at the Saint-Évode Mastery, and painting, which he discovers in childhood. Although he achieves the level of concert artist, it is ultimately painting that asserts itself as his true inner language.
Trained notably at the Rouen School of Fine Arts and influenced by the masters of Norman post-impressionism, Bréant develops a body of work where sensation takes precedence over strict representation. His canvases, often inhabited by expressive human figures, Norman landscapes, or symbolic compositions, blend the vigor of gesture with inner tenderness. He seeks less to reproduce reality than to reveal its emotional charge, drawing on his memories and a fertile imagination for themes with sometimes surprising variations.
Winner of the Prix de la Société des Artistes Normands in 1961, he regularly exhibits and earns the esteem of his peers. His work, marked by great freedom and deep humanity, continues today to move us with its sincerity and intensity. Jean Bréant passed away in 1984, leaving behind a rich, vibrant pictorial universe deeply anchored in Norman light.
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 TranslateJean BREANT (1922 - 1984)
Ocean
Oil on canvas
Painting dimensions: 16.5 x 22 cm
Signed bottom left.
In very good condition. Old frame with signs of wear
OFFERED
Frame dimensions: 25 x 31 cm
Original work delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Buy with complete confidence!
Jean Bréant (1922–1984) is a Norman painter and lithographer whose work is in the tradition of the Rouen School, while asserting a singular voice. Born in Rouen on February 17, 1922, he reveals very early a double artistic vocation: music, which he studies seriously at the Saint-Évode Mastery, and painting, which he discovers in childhood. Although he achieves the level of concert artist, it is ultimately painting that asserts itself as his true inner language.
Trained notably at the Rouen School of Fine Arts and influenced by the masters of Norman post-impressionism, Bréant develops a body of work where sensation takes precedence over strict representation. His canvases, often inhabited by expressive human figures, Norman landscapes, or symbolic compositions, blend the vigor of gesture with inner tenderness. He seeks less to reproduce reality than to reveal its emotional charge, drawing on his memories and a fertile imagination for themes with sometimes surprising variations.
Winner of the Prix de la Société des Artistes Normands in 1961, he regularly exhibits and earns the esteem of his peers. His work, marked by great freedom and deep humanity, continues today to move us with its sincerity and intensity. Jean Bréant passed away in 1984, leaving behind a rich, vibrant pictorial universe deeply anchored in Norman light.
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
Jean Breant (1922-1984)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Océan
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
25 cm
Width
31 cm
Depiction/theme
Seascape
Style
Post-Impressionism
Period
1970-1980
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