Gemmanick (née en 1937) - Composition florale





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GEMMANICK (born in 1937)
Floral composition
Oil on cardboard
Format: 65 x 50 cm
Signed at the bottom left.
Provenance: private collection, Paris
In perfect condition.
No frame.
Original work delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Buy with complete confidence!
Born Gemma Annick Edmonde Harbulot on March 23, 1937 in Nouméa, Gemmanick is a neo-Caledonian symbolist painter of Irish origin. Descended from two great pioneering families of the territory, she grew up between New Caledonia and the New Hebrides. Very early, at twelve, she discovered painting, first inspired by Pacific landscapes and the mining world where her family worked.
In 1963, the death of her brother marked a decisive turning point: she abandons realism to create a personal pictorial language that she calls Nuances, a sensitive, spiritual, and vibrant universe. Her first exhibitions in Nouméa, notably in 1965 and 1969, meet with dazzling success.
Noticed by Seiji Tōgō, member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Tokyo, she exhibits in 1971 at the Nichido Gallery on Ginza. In 1973, her canvas Aquarescence wins the grand prize at the Nika Kai salon. On Tōgō’s advice, she settled in Paris in 1975, where she exhibited at Galerie Vendôme; David de Rothschild acquired one of her works there.
In 1977, her canvas Carnaval sous la mer becomes an Aubusson tapestry, making her the first overseas artist woven at Aubusson. The work would even be reproduced on a stamp in 1978. She then pursues an international career, exhibiting in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany.
Seller's Story
GEMMANICK (born in 1937)
Floral composition
Oil on cardboard
Format: 65 x 50 cm
Signed at the bottom left.
Provenance: private collection, Paris
In perfect condition.
No frame.
Original work delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Buy with complete confidence!
Born Gemma Annick Edmonde Harbulot on March 23, 1937 in Nouméa, Gemmanick is a neo-Caledonian symbolist painter of Irish origin. Descended from two great pioneering families of the territory, she grew up between New Caledonia and the New Hebrides. Very early, at twelve, she discovered painting, first inspired by Pacific landscapes and the mining world where her family worked.
In 1963, the death of her brother marked a decisive turning point: she abandons realism to create a personal pictorial language that she calls Nuances, a sensitive, spiritual, and vibrant universe. Her first exhibitions in Nouméa, notably in 1965 and 1969, meet with dazzling success.
Noticed by Seiji Tōgō, member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Tokyo, she exhibits in 1971 at the Nichido Gallery on Ginza. In 1973, her canvas Aquarescence wins the grand prize at the Nika Kai salon. On Tōgō’s advice, she settled in Paris in 1975, where she exhibited at Galerie Vendôme; David de Rothschild acquired one of her works there.
In 1977, her canvas Carnaval sous la mer becomes an Aubusson tapestry, making her the first overseas artist woven at Aubusson. The work would even be reproduced on a stamp in 1978. She then pursues an international career, exhibiting in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany.
