Mediterranean port by Henry Malfroy Oil painting on panel, with an extraordinary light and palette, usual for the artist. Charles Henri Malfroy (January 15, 1895 – April 27, 1945) was a French painter. He apprenticed at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris with his father Charles Malfroy, with whom he is often confused. He exhibited regularly in Paris, at the Salon des Artistes Français and at the Salon des Indépendants until 1934. Adopting a technique close to impressionism, he painted the coasts and ports of Bouches-du-Rhône and Var, but also the landscapes of Paris and the banks of the Seine. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. A member of the French Resistance during World War II, Malfroy was arrested and died at the Buchenwald concentration camp. ] He was posthumously awarded the Order of Liberation. He apprenticed at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris with his father Charles Malfroy, with whom he is often confused. He exhibited regularly in Paris, at the Salon des Artistes Français and at the Salon des Indépendants until 1934. Adopting a technique close to impressionism, he painted the coasts and ports of Bouches-du-Rhône and Var, but also the landscapes of Paris and the banks of the Seine. Dimensions: at sight H: 134 cm L: 80 cm frame: 145 cm x 95 cm
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