André Kauffer - Marine Scene

Important oil on canvas depicting a marine scene animated by several sailboats. Palette knife painting. Signed lower right "KAUFFER". Original canvas and frame, no repainting, American box frame.

Canvas dimensions: 145 cm x 97 cm

André Kauffer, born in 1893 in Nancy and died in 1977, is an artist from Lorraine from a family of goldsmiths over several generations. His father, a member of the École de Nancy, passed on the art of goldsmithing to him, but Kauffer distinguished himself above all as a painter. Living off his income, he lived in a private mansion in Nancy, which allowed him to devote himself fully to his artistic passions. A member of the Nancy Horticultural Society since 1923, he participated in several floral and artistic exhibitions, notably in 1932 and 1933, where his works were noted for their audacity and sincerity. His paintings illustrate his travels in Mediterranean countries: Corsica, Italy, Spain, Algeria, but also the Alps, Brittany, Lorraine and the Vosges. He painted with a knife, mainly creating luminous landscapes. In his goldsmithing, he revisited his father's Lorraine motifs, such as the thistle, which he interpreted in a way that was both faithful and stylized. An enlightened amateur painter and inspired traveler, Kauffer left behind a body of work marked by the diversity of Mediterranean and Lorraine landscapes.