Lucien Genin (1894–1953) - Gouache On Paper - View Of Place Pigalle In Paris

Lucien Genin (1894–1953) - Gouache on paper - View of Place Pigalle in ParisGouache on paper depicting a view of Place Pigalle in ParisSignature lower rightLucien Genin (1894–1953) was a French painter, widely associated with the artistic life of Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, active between the Roaring Twenties and the post-war period. His style was post-impressionist, lively and colorful. He settled in the Bateau-Lavoir, surrounded himself with artists such as Elisée Maclet, Max Jacob, Gen Paul, He specialized in views of Paris: Montmartre (Moulin de la Galette, Sacré-Cœur, Place du Tertre), Opéra, Notre-Dame. He used gouache, watercolor, oil and drawing. Visible at the Courcelles Antiquités Gallery, at 97 rue de Courcelles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.