Gemmanick (1937) - Bord de rivière






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Bord de rivière is an original oil painting by Gemmanick (born 1937), a French landscape work from 1990–2000, executed in oil on cardboard (50 × 65 cm), signed at the bottom left, in excellent condition, sold by Galerie, with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
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GEMMANICK (born in 1937)
Riverside
Oil on cardboard
Format: 50 x 65 cm
Signed bottom left.
Provenance: private collection, Paris
In perfect condition.
Unframed.
Original work delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Shop with 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 prominent pioneer families of the territory, she grows up between New Caledonia and the New Hebrides. Very early, at twelve, she discovers painting, initially inspired by the Pacific landscapes and the mining world where her family worked.
In 1963, the death of her brother marks a decisive turning point: she abandons realism to create a personal pictorial language which she calls Nuances, a tender, spiritual, and vibrant universe. Her early exhibitions in Nouméa, notably in 1965 and 1969, meet with dazzling success.
Discovered by Seiji Tōgō, a member of the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, she exhibits in 1971 at the Nichido Gallery on Ginza. In 1973, her painting Aquarescence won 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 purchased one of her works there.
In 1977, her painting Carnaval sous la mer became an Aubusson tapestry, making her the first overseas artist woven into Aubusson. The work would even be reproduced on a stamp in 1978. She then pursued an international career, exhibiting in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany.
Seller's Story
GEMMANICK (born in 1937)
Riverside
Oil on cardboard
Format: 50 x 65 cm
Signed bottom left.
Provenance: private collection, Paris
In perfect condition.
Unframed.
Original work delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Fast, careful, and insured shipping.
Shop with 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 prominent pioneer families of the territory, she grows up between New Caledonia and the New Hebrides. Very early, at twelve, she discovers painting, initially inspired by the Pacific landscapes and the mining world where her family worked.
In 1963, the death of her brother marks a decisive turning point: she abandons realism to create a personal pictorial language which she calls Nuances, a tender, spiritual, and vibrant universe. Her early exhibitions in Nouméa, notably in 1965 and 1969, meet with dazzling success.
Discovered by Seiji Tōgō, a member of the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, she exhibits in 1971 at the Nichido Gallery on Ginza. In 1973, her painting Aquarescence won 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 purchased one of her works there.
In 1977, her painting Carnaval sous la mer became an Aubusson tapestry, making her the first overseas artist woven into Aubusson. The work would even be reproduced on a stamp in 1978. She then pursued an international career, exhibiting in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany.
