Impressionist painting by Jean-Paul Ulysse, Rome Prize, Seaside at Étretat

  

Jean-Paul Ulysse 1925 - 2011 Prix de Rome - Seaside at Etretat Oil on canvas 2000s. Provenance: Artist's studio fund. Expertise by Maître Martinot in Cergy (95).

Signed at the bottom left. From Auvers-sur-Oise to Pontoise - river motifs, rural or urban - passing through the Oise valley, this tireless worker conveys to his canvases a balance achieved between vision, emotion, and the vibrations of light. His painting is similar in this regard - much to the chagrin of purists - to the Impressionist movement and particularly to the "style" of Camille Pissaro. This member of the French artists' society, Grand Prix de Rome, graduate of major international prizes: Rome, Deauville, frequented the Grande Chaumière Academy in Paris in his early days and was exhibited in numerous regional, Parisian, and international salons where he accumulated awards. Although he did not share the fate of Van Gogh, who was overlooked during his lifetime, the brilliance of his works has faded; Of course, there is no certainty, except for his stubbornness to remain his own master, not to identify with any movement, and to remain on the margins.

His work, indeed, resembles no other; one immediately recognizes a painting by this artist, and in each work, one finds that sensitivity, richness, mobility, and sobriety unique to him. For all these reasons and, of course, the radiant beauty of his painting, we have no doubt that soon, the recognition he deserves - let alone the market value - will impose itself naturally among lovers of BEAUTY! Jean-Paul Ulysse passed away in 2011, at the age of 86, leaving an invaluable legacy for posterity.