"Herve Jules Painting 20th Century Day Of Communion in The Countryside Oil On Canvas Signed"
HERVE Jules René ( 1887 / 1981 )
Day of communion in the countryside.
Oil on canvas signed at the bottom left.
46 x 38 cm 
Museums: Annecy , Calais , Casablanca , Chicago , Dijon , Langres , Luxeuil-Les-Bains , Montreal , New York , Paris, Saint-Etienne , Tourcoing , Troyes .
Literature: Bénézit - Dictionary of the little masters of painting by Gérald Schurr and Pierre Cabanne - "Jules René Hervé an enchanting master of painting of the 20th century" by Bernard Masson - "The top of the Langres pavement" by Gérard Gueniot - The painter and the animal in France in the 19th century by Elisabeth Hardouin-Fugier - 
Jules René HERVE
Born in Langres (Haute-Marne) in 1887
Died in Langres in 1981
Painter of typical scenes, figures, portraits, landscapes.
Pupil of Fernand Cormon and Jules Adler, Jules René Hervé settled in Paris and began exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1910, Jules René Hervé received a silver medal there in 1914 and a gold medal in 1925.
Then Jules René Hervé divides his life between Paris and his hometown, of which he paints, with a light brush, expert in small bright splashes on greys or ochres skillfully distributed, the humble and picturesque events, the portraits of his austere society with a monotonous and hushed existence - But Jules René Hervé knows just as well how to restore the lively atmosphere of Parisian life and its monuments or the dancers in the foyer of the Opera -
Delicate feelings emanate from his finely observed compositions - Appreciated by French and foreign amateurs, Jules René Hervé "has devoted himself to his art throughout his life -
Jules René Hervé is considered "the last of the Impressionists"
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