Impressionist tableau by Jean-Paul Ulysse Rome Prize Summer Landscape

  
Jean-Paul Ulysse 1925 - 2011 Prix de Rome - Summer Landscape Oil on canvas 1988. Provenance: Artist's studio fund. Expertise by Maître Martinot in Cergy (95). Signed at the bottom right. Counter-signed, titled, and dated on the back.

From Auvers-sur-Oise to Pontoise - river, rural, or urban motifs - passing through the Oise valley, this tireless worker imparts to his canvases a balance achieved between vision, emotion, and the vibrations of light. His painting is akin to - much to the chagrin of purists - the Impressionist movement, particularly reminiscent of Camille Pissarro's "style.

" This member of the French artists, Grand Prix de Rome, and graduate of major international awards: Rome, Deauville, frequented the Academy of La Grande Chaumière in Paris in his early days and was exhibited in numerous regional, Parisian, and international salons where he accumulated awards. While he did not meet the fate of Van Gogh, who was largely unrecognized during his lifetime, the brilliance of his works has nonetheless faded; to this, of course, there is no certainty, except for his stubbornness to remain his own master, not to identify with any movement, and to stay on the margins. His work, indeed, resembles no other; one can immediately recognize a painting by this artist, finding in each piece that sensitivity, richness, mobility, and sobriety unique to him. For all these reasons and, of course, the dazzling beauty of his painting, we have no doubt that soon, the recognition he deserves - not to mention any market value - will assert itself among lovers of the BEAUTIFUL! Jean-Paul Ulysse passed away in 2011 at the age of 86, leaving an invaluable legacy for posterity.