Tableau "Quimper Harbor" Oil on Wood, Signed Maurice NEVEU (1919-2012)

  
Tableau by Maurice NEVEU (1919 - 2012). Signed at the bottom left. Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm.

Here is a brief description of the Artist. Born in Bressuire (Vendée) on October 8, 1919, Maurice Neveu arrived at. He was a regular at the Jean Jaurès school.

Where he took drawing and painting classes taught by. Teachers working for the Fine Arts.

Son of a railway employee, he chose to be a painter. Decorator in construction and reserved his free time for painting. Influenced by the painting of impressionists such as Eugène Boudin.

Edouard Manet but also post-impressionists like Maxime. His subjects mainly consist of seascapes and landscapes. He used color to emphasize the brightness of the. Landscapes and the shimmer of coastal waters. His production is of great richness and includes more than 2000. Works on canvas and wooden panels. Posters and postcards in gouache on cardboard. Wished to sell his work and painted primarily for his own pleasure.

However, he was often sought after during his lifetime. He was even approached by a manager from Dallas to exhibit in. Maurice Neveu died at the age of 93 in 2012. An exhibition was organized with the Artist's Daughter-in-Law at the Seaside Museum in Bénodet from May 12 to June 18, 2023.