Emmanuel Charles Bénézit (1854-1920) - L'amandier
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L'amandier is an oil on canvas by Emmanuel Charles Bénézit, created in 1900 (1900–1910 period) in France, signed, original edition, 37 × 45 cm, framed.
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Artist :
Emmanuel-Charles BÉNÉZIT
Born in Paris in 1854 – died in 1920.
French painter, draftsman, and art critic, author of the renowned Critical and Documentary Dictionary of Painters.
sculptors, draftsmen, and engravers.
Mediterranean landscape, house with red roofs, and flowering trees.
Estimated date: around 1905–1915.
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 45 × 37 cm (excluding frame)
Signature: bottom right, 'E. C. Bénézit'.
Description of the work:
This canvas depicts a landscape from southern France, dominated by a Provençal house with red roofs and a garden.
Full of flowering trees. The palm tree, the cypresses, and the warm hues set the scene in Provence or on the
Côte d’Azur, certainly Bormes les Mimosas, places frequented by the artist at the end of his life. The composition is organized into horizontal plans.
Successive small wall, orchard, building, and hills creating a gentle and orderly depth. The touch, thick and
Vibrant, it reveals a free but controlled gesture. The pastel colors and blended transitions convey an atmosphere.
calm, bright, and naturalistic.
Stylistic analysis
Style: Impressionist realism, heir to the academic tradition but open to light effects.
Palette: silver verts, soft ochres, blue-greys, and orange-reds for the roofs.
Light superpositions, moderate impasto, work of light with small touches.
Ambiance: poetic and contemplative, imbued with southern serenity.
Historical context:
Emmanuel-Charles Bénézit, especially known as an art historian, also pursued a career as a painter.
Formed in the tradition of French realism, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français at the end of the 19th century. His mature works show an evolution towards light and color, inspired by southern landscapes. This painting, dated around 1905–1915, belongs to that late period, where he combines the rigor of drawing with impressionist sensitivity.
This luminous composition illustrates the painter's Mediterranean vein, where the rigor of construction combines with impressionist sensitivity. Through the subtlety of its palette and mastery of light, Bénézit reveals a precise and poetic observer's view of the nature of the Midi.
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Artist :
Emmanuel-Charles BÉNÉZIT
Born in Paris in 1854 – died in 1920.
French painter, draftsman, and art critic, author of the renowned Critical and Documentary Dictionary of Painters.
sculptors, draftsmen, and engravers.
Mediterranean landscape, house with red roofs, and flowering trees.
Estimated date: around 1905–1915.
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 45 × 37 cm (excluding frame)
Signature: bottom right, 'E. C. Bénézit'.
Description of the work:
This canvas depicts a landscape from southern France, dominated by a Provençal house with red roofs and a garden.
Full of flowering trees. The palm tree, the cypresses, and the warm hues set the scene in Provence or on the
Côte d’Azur, certainly Bormes les Mimosas, places frequented by the artist at the end of his life. The composition is organized into horizontal plans.
Successive small wall, orchard, building, and hills creating a gentle and orderly depth. The touch, thick and
Vibrant, it reveals a free but controlled gesture. The pastel colors and blended transitions convey an atmosphere.
calm, bright, and naturalistic.
Stylistic analysis
Style: Impressionist realism, heir to the academic tradition but open to light effects.
Palette: silver verts, soft ochres, blue-greys, and orange-reds for the roofs.
Light superpositions, moderate impasto, work of light with small touches.
Ambiance: poetic and contemplative, imbued with southern serenity.
Historical context:
Emmanuel-Charles Bénézit, especially known as an art historian, also pursued a career as a painter.
Formed in the tradition of French realism, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français at the end of the 19th century. His mature works show an evolution towards light and color, inspired by southern landscapes. This painting, dated around 1905–1915, belongs to that late period, where he combines the rigor of drawing with impressionist sensitivity.
This luminous composition illustrates the painter's Mediterranean vein, where the rigor of construction combines with impressionist sensitivity. Through the subtlety of its palette and mastery of light, Bénézit reveals a precise and poetic observer's view of the nature of the Midi.
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Details
Artist
Emmanuel Charles Bénézit (1854-1920)
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
L'amandier
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Signed
Country of Origin
France
Year
1900
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
37 cm
Width
45 cm
Depiction/Theme
Spring scene
Style
Neo-Impressionism
Period
1900-1910
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