"Clarence Montfort GIHON (1871 – 1929) American- View of the Sands-d'olonne- Circa 1910"
View of the Sables-d'Olonne, "The Thatch" - Circa 1910
Oil on canvas
Signed at the bottom left.
Signed, numbered and located on the back: (208) "La Chaume" Sables. 
Dimensions : 24 x 30 cm
With frame: 38.5 x 44 cm
Clarence Montfort Gihon spreads the warm colors in small bright touches, he spreads the light and distributes the shadow areas.  The work is peaceful in the image of its subject, a sheltered place, protected from the wind and the sun which does not escape the gaze of the painter, sharp and sharp. The freshness makes you want to take refuge there.
He opportunely seizes this moment of tranquility, a meeting place where locals, men and women, discuss and relax. The technique is lively, post-impressionist and the strokes hasty.
Born in Philadelphia, Clarence M. Gihon moved to Paris in 1884 and performs much of his work in France. He studied in the United States with William Merritt Chase and Keynyon C. Fox in New York and then in France in the workshop of Jean-Paul Laurens (1838 – 1921). His master is renowned for being one of the last major figures of historical painting, he represented the archetype of the official painter of power because of the key role he played in the artistic institutions of France. Clarence. Mr. Gihon benefits from his experience in these conditions.
However, the young painter distanced himself from academicism to develop his own style. The gap between his training and his way of painting is important to illuminate and understand his art.
After a figurative period, he confirms his post-impressionist style. He depicts bright landscapes in bright colors, with dynamic brushstrokes, small and large scale. The views he prefers are the landscapes of Paris and Normandy. He appreciates the tranquility of the seaside and the perpetual movement of the city.
His paintings are collected all over the world. Christie's (New York) makes excellent sales of his paintings.
Bibliography :
   •Gérard Schurr, Pierre Cabane, Dictionary of the little masters of painting, 1820-1920, t. II
   * Paris, The Editions of the amateur, 1996.
Gallery and exhibitions :
*Paris, private collection , Chicago, private collection, New York, private collection. He is represented by the Richard Norton Gallery in Chicago