Suzanne Tourte 1904-1979 - Large Expressionist Gouache - Landscape In The Yonne

Large and remarkable expressionist gouache from the 1930s-1940s which represents a vast countryside landscape with a hamlet in the middle of the fields... The work which reflects a powerful chromatism is signed by Suzanne Tourte (1904-1979) an excellent artist to whom the Bénézit devotes an important chapter and whose complete biography can be read on the Wikipedia site: student of the Beaux-Arts of Reims and the Arts-décoratifs of Paris, she will settle in Paris in 1924... she will evolve in the artistic and literary world, having as friends personalities like André Maurois, Hervé Bazin, Paul Guth, Armand Lanoux, Louise de Vilmorin, Robert Mallet and Paul fort.. note: one of the attractions of the work proposed here is that it is a gouache, a technique in which the artist excels by the strength and balance reflected in some of her compositions: the critics art underline "his gouaches are characterized by bold material effects" / ref: Bénézit n°13-753 - many French and foreign museums preserve his works including those of Boston (USA) Bourg-en-Bresse, Châlons-sur-Marne, Cincinnati (USA) - Le Havre - Nevers -New York (USA) - Paris: Musée du Petit Palais, Musée d'Art-Moderne, Musée Carnavalet -Poitiers - Prague - Reims-Troyes -Warsaw... Values & auctions: the value of his gouaches varies according to their quality and two records were noted in 2021, respectively at 2400 euros and 1700 euros, which confirms the interest shown in him by collectors / source Art-Price. - I note two tiny holes in the paper (barely visible from the photos and quite basic to correct) with no real impact on the quality of the work - Size: 65 cm x 50 cm Frame: 84 cm x 69 cm