Jacques Martin Ferrières (1893 - 1972) — Neuilly, South Garden Under The Snow

Neuilly, south garden under the snow, frozen pond and arches
Oil on canvas.
60 x 73 cm

Provenance:
Cyrille Martin estate

Jacques Martin-Ferrières: A life of painting, travel and light

The fourthson of the painter Henri Martin, Jacques Martin-Ferrières learned from hisfather at an early age. After studying chemistry, he devoted himselfdefinitively to his passion for painting, learning about the requirements ofpigments and preparing his own colors.He beganwith interior decorations and portraits of women, against a backdrop of large,expressive landscapes. Curious about everything, a musician - he excelled incello and piano - he enjoyed going to theaters and concerts, where he sketchedface after face with a firm, facetious pencil. His first exhibitions at theSalon (1920, 1923) were a success.
In 1924, he won a grant that opened the doorto his traditional trip to Italy: he painted Venice, Florence, Rome, Assisi,etc. He acquired a taste for travel, and from then on, he spent his lifecriss-crossing Europe - Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Scotland, Holland,Germany, Switzerland - traveling in summer, brush in hand whenever a motifcaught his eye, and in winter in his studio, nourishing his works with theexperience of travel. This colorist was also often drawn to flowers, either inthe garden, planted for future compositions, or in bouquets gathered for thestudio.
In 1928, he undertook the decoration of the St Christophe de Javelchurch in Paris. The success of this project led to further commissions inSt-Ouen, Romans-sur-Isère, Montauban and St Louis in Marseille.
The war putthe brakes on this magnificent momentum. Jacques gradually lost the use of oneof his eyes as a result of the brutalities he had to endure: the painter didnot reappear until 1956, but the great compositions in which his vitality, histalent and his warm but always slightly mocking gaze had been so well expressedwere over. However, he began to travel again, notably to the United States,where he exhibited regularly.
Until his death he would paint, until his deathhe would exhibit. Today, Martin-Ferrières' landscapes and flowers keep uscompany with as much life, warmth and color as if he were about to enter theroom.

Discover more works by this artist on the gallery's website: https://www.galeriepentcheff.fr/fr/peintre-jacques-martin-ferrieres#Oeuvres