Lucien Mainssieux – Landscape In The Surroundings Of Tipasa – Oil On Panel – Signed And Dated

Oil on plywood panel depicting the Algerian countryside around Tipasa.
In the distance rise the dry Dahra mountains. In front, by contrast, agricultural landscapes stretch out. In the foreground we see a well on the right and several large trees.

The brushstroke is light and quick, giving dynamism to the whole. The work is signed lower left. It is in very good condition. It is offered in a beautiful modern frame composed of wood veneer and lacquered strips, also in very good condition.

The artist
Lucien Mainssieux (1885-1958) was a French artist born and died in Voiron, Isère. Orphaned by his mother at the age of 19 months, his life was marked by illness: he suffered from tuberculosis of the pelvic bones (coxalgia) which handicapped him during his first twelve years.

Despite these difficulties, he developed a rich and varied artistic career. He began exhibiting in 1907 at the Salon des Indépendants, in 1908 at the Salon d'Automne, and in 1923 at the Salon des Tuileries. From 1921 to 1928, he was a member of the Salon d'Automne.

Mainssieux was a landscape painter who immortalized his hometown of Voiron and its surroundings at the turn of the 20th century. He was also a traveling painter who spent the last twelve years of his life between Paris, Voiron, and Tipasa, with a final trip to Morocco in 1958. As an engraver, he notably illustrated "A Summer in the Sahara" by Eugène Fromentin.

His works are held in several collections, including the Centre Pompidou. A museum has been dedicated to him in Voiron since 1989.

Work visible at the gallery (07240)
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