Alfred Renaudin - Ceintrey, 1930

Important oil on canvas depicting a view of Ceintrey in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Scene animated by a river, greenery, and the village of Ceintrey in the background. Beautiful representation of reflections in the water. Very good quality of execution. Signed and dated lower right "A. Renaudin 1930". Original canvas and frame, no repainting, later framed.

Canvas dimensions: 170 cm x 110 cm

Alfred Renaudin (1866 - 1944) is a French landscape painter from La Neuveville-lès-Raon. After the war of 1870, his family moved to Croismare. He began as an apprentice ceramist at the Keller and Guérin earthenware factory in Lunéville. He continued his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy, then in Paris with Henri Harpignies. From 1890, he exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français. He traveled to Africa, Egypt, Spain, Holland, England, and Scotland. In 1899, he received a gold medal. He married Marie Marguerite Zeller in 1901 and settled in Nancy. A plein-air painter, he traveled the Lorraine countryside by bicycle. During the First World War, he took refuge in Fontannes, in Auvergne. After the war, he painted the ruins of Verdun and Gerbéviller. In 1934, he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor. He exhibited in Nancy in 1931. His studio was destroyed in 1940, and a fire ravaged his works in Fontannes. He continued to paint until his death in 1944. Alfred Renaudin is particularly known for his expressive landscapes.