Maxime Maufra paintings added to GeocodedArt

The descending street at Locronan

Painting by Maxime Maufra (1861-1918). Maufra worked almost exclusively in landscapes, and his paintings show a great variety in terrain, palette, lighting, and mood. One feature is consistent, though, in all 100+ of his landscapes: only very rarely do they include images of people, even though in many cases boats or buildings are shown.  In his varied style, Maufra, more than other artists, lets each place speak for itself. The essence of the place is not hidden behind too much flashy painter technique nor emotional overlay.

Maufra geocoded

Stanislas Lepine paintings added to GeoCodedArt

The Seine at la Garenne Saint-Denis

painting by Stanislas Lepine (1835 - 1892). Lepine most often painted scenes in which a waterway leads to a wide horizon; the waterway, whether river or port, is generally populated with people, boats, docks, and bridges.  His views of Paris street scenes emphasize how lives are lived amidst charming surroundings.

Lepine geocoded

Moret-sur-Loing paintings on geocodedArt

The Bridge at Moret, 1893

painting by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899). Some of Sisley's most recognizable works, those around Moret-sur-Loing, came late in his career. They represented a departure in subject matter, while keeping many elements of his long-standing style: most of his images do not include figures, and they do not focus on great landmarks. The departure in Moret comes in pinning down a unique location; the pleasing vistas along the riverbanks that he so frequently painted rarely have identifiable landmarks. From this vantage point of this image, the signature tower at the end of the bridge is hidden, but the bridge itself is the real subject of this work. The repetitive symmetry of its arches might make a visual echo to the sound of the cart wheels across the bridge.


Moret-sur-Loing geocoded

Lhermitte paintings on Geocoded Art

Leaving the Saint-Melaine Church in Morlaix

Painting by Leon Augustin L'hermitte (1844 -1925). L'Hermitte's work focused on daily life and on those who do the work which must be done everyday. Only occasionally was the backdrop recognizable, and here the focus was so great on life at the street level that the artist does not include the great steeple. The return to daily life can wait for these church-goers. Stone for stone this place is today just as the artist saw it, neither has the pace changed.

L'hermitte geocoded

Jean-Francois Rafaelli paintings added to Geocoded Art

Menton

painting by Jean-Francois Raffaelli (1850-1924).  Raffelli's hallmark are architectural lines which are as crisp as the lettering in his signature.  The foreground figures have a slight cartoon aspect to them, but the expert shading and fading of the hillside produces a remarkable 3D realism effect.  The shimmering color of the water and the steady rise to the pinnacle of the Basilica Saint Michel together produce a ffeeling of a warp in the continuum that comes when you know what it was like for a person to stand in this place at that time.
Raffaelli geocoded

Le Sidaner paintings added to GeocodedArt

The little village in morning, Quimperle

Painting by Henri Le Sidaner (1862-1939). Le Sidaner usually painted with a soft focus that looks like he is painting a dream. When in London or Italy he would paint landmark structures in grand perspective but in France he tended to do close up views, with no horizon visible, of the ordinary and yet beautiful. This is a bright. loving view of the smaller of the towns with similar names, in accord with the artist's tendency to shy away from the well-known and obvious landmarks of his home country. Sadly it appears that the trees have given way to the cars which did not exist when the lines of the town were laid out.
Le Sidaner geocoded

Harpignies paintings added to GeocodedArt

Chateau de Clisson
Painting by Henri Harpignies (1819 - 1916). Trees and riverbanks were more often the subject of Harpignies paintings than man-created structures, and the title of his paintings usually did not identify their precise location. Time is softening the edges of this venerable old redoubt, making it appear more like the soft clouds and gentle foliage that will outlast it. The artist's work at this site shows it as isolated, but not abandoned; today it clearly is so, yet with more activity around then than in years gone by. Harpignies geocoded