Victor Charreton (1864-1936) Orchard In Autumn. Murols School, Auvergne. Zingg Perouse Boudal

New superb oil on cardboard by Victor Charreton which represents an orchard in autumn behind a house, signed lower right. Size of the painting alone without frame 38x46cm and 54x62cm including frame. This work is referenced and reproduced in the catalogue raisonné of B. Chatin volume II under No. 1448 page 400 It is therefore a new post-impressionist work with a Fauvist tendency by Victor Charreton who paints here a flamboyant tree in autumn in the orchard of a house, most likely in Murols, because we find this large house in several of his works which are sometimes located, but to be confirmed. With its snow, its views of orchards or gardens in spring, summer or autumn are a reference in the work of Charreton because it is a recurring subject for him. As usual, he uses his characteristic touch, most often with a knife, rich in material, playing very skillfully with the support by leaving reserves that give even more strength to his works; because power is what stands out most in Charreton's paintings, power and color; we see it here with ochres, yellows/oranges, soft greens, blues and of course his inimitable pinks and purples. In short, beautiful and typical Charreton. I no longer present Victor Charreton, very famous French painter, leader of the school of Murols in Auvergne, founded with Abbot Boudal; Terlikowski, Perouse, Zingg, Busset, Point, Barrière, De Chasteauneuf etc. will join this school... Victor Charreton grew up in a wealthy family. The artist showed a taste for poetry and painting very early on. His law studies led him to the profession of attorney at the Court of Appeal of Lyon. In 1893, he married Elmy Chatin, daughter of an entrepreneur from Puy-de-Dôme. Victor Charreton made his debut at the Salon of the Société lyonnaise des beaux-arts in 1894. In 1902, he sold his studio to devote himself entirely to painting. Using both cardboard and canvas, he used both the knife and the brush. In 1903, he founded the Salon d'Automne with the painter Bonnard. His success was rapid and his reputation quickly extended beyond the circle of salons. He lived in Paris, but frequently returned to his native Auvergne. He also stayed in Brittany, notably in Pont-Aven in 1910 and 1911, Doëlan, Bénodet, Pont-l'Abbé and Perros-Guirec. He was awarded the Legion of Honor as a painter in 1914. In 1929, he founded the Musée de Bourgoin-Jallieu, of which he became president. It houses the most important collection of Charreton's paintings. He died in Clermont-Ferrand on November 26, 1936. Victor Charreton is part of the generation of artists from the French school who devoted themselves entirely to landscapes, following the Impressionist painters. He painted on the motif, retaining the places that spoke to him according to the seasons, the light, and the colors. Auvergne, Brittany, and Provence were particularly dear to him, not forgetting southern Europe and the Maghreb, where he had the opportunity to stay. He showed a predilection for the winter landscapes of Auvergne. His spring and autumn landscapes explode with color. During his visit to the 1933 Salon d'Automne, Michel Florisoone placed him alongside Maurice Asselin, Gaston Balande, Jean Fernand-Trochain, Tristan Klingsor, Robert Lotiron, Paul-Émile Pissarro, Raymond Renefer, René Seyssaud, Henri Vergé-Sarrat and Jules Zingg, within "the immutable phalanx of landscape artists in love with foliage and rivers." His rating is now international, with results that can exceed €30,000. And there are many books on this artist. This painting is in perfect condition, delivered in a modern gilded frame. Work guaranteed authentic.