R.Cuviel Sijlvestre (1884-1967) - Mechelen stadsgezicht

He was a Post-Impressionist landscape painter whose name (R. Curel-Sylvestre) has sometimes been distorted by phonetic spelling or faulty transcription to "R. Cuviel Sijlvestre".
Biography and Style
Birth & Background: He was born in 1884 in France (sources name Nice or Cavaillon).
International Career: Around 1909 he lived and worked in Rome. In 1919 he left for the United States with his American wife.
Old Lyme Art Colony: Between 1919 and 1930 he regularly stayed and worked in the famous artists’ colony Old Lyme in Connecticut, where he rented a studio in the barn of the Old Lyme Inn.
Specialty: Curel-Sylvestre is chiefly known for his Post-Impressionist landscapes and cityscapes.
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