André Planson (1898-1981), Walk In The Park, Oil On Canvas, Circa 1943

André Planson (1898-1981), Walk in the Park, Oil on Canvas, circa 1943

MLD Antiquités Collection: This beautiful painting by André Planson is not displayed in our gallery; it is carefully keepted within our private collection.

Description:

This beautiful oil on canvas by André Planson depicts a stroll in a park. It is presented in a Montparnasse frame made of carved, patinated, and gilded wood.

Our painting, in very good condition, remains on its original canvas. It is signed at the bottom right by the artist. Its authenticity has been confirmed by Madame Marie-Dominique Planson, the painter's daughter.

Dimensions:

Without frame: Height 21.26 inches, Length 24.80 inches

With frame: Height 30.71 inches, Length 34.65 inches

Biography:

André Émile Planson, a French painter born on April 1, 1898, in La Ferté sous Jouarre, and died on September 29, 1981, in Neuilly sur Seine, initially received guidance from Paul Mesle, a local painter, before attending the Académie Ranson in Paris (1917-1919). Along with Roland Oudot, Maurice Brianchon, Christine Caillard, Roger Limouse, and Raymond Legueult, he formed the group known as the Painters of Poetic Reality. He was also a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts (1960).

Planson's works are primarily preserved at the Musée André Planson in La Ferte sous Jouarre. Pierre Mac Orlan dedicated an essay to him.

Major Exhibitions:

Salon des Indépendants, 1923.

Venice Biennale, 1938.

São Paulo Biennale, 1949.

Retrospective at the Musée Rath, Geneva, 1952.

Musée Galliéra, Paris, 1960.

Public Commissions:

Lycée Janson de Sailly, 1934.

Théâtre du Palais Chaillot, 1937.

Campus de Jussieu, 1961.

Institut National Agronomique.

Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif.

École du Pâtis, La Ferté sous Jouarre.

Museums and Public Collections:

Musée André Planson, La Ferte sous Jouarre.

Summer, Memory of Avignon, Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg.

The Village of Biercy, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nantes.

Landscape, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Saint-Brieuc.

Nap by the Water, Musée Départemental de l’Oise, Beauvais.

Spring in Beuzec, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Brest, 1955.

Awards and Distinctions:

Prix Blumenthal, 1933.

Knight of the Legion of Honor, 1949.

Elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, 1960.

Bibliography:

Planson: la nature, by Raymond Charmet, International Art Book Publisher, 1970.

André Planson: With a biography, bibliography, and complete documentation on the painter and his work, by Pierre Mac Orlan, Publisher P. Cailler, 1954.

Musée Galliéra: René Durey, 1890-1959, painter. André Planson, painter. Raymond Martin, sculptor. January 22-February 22, 1960, Publisher I.C.C. impr, 1960.

André Planson: Fifty Years of Painting, exhibition from May 19 to June 24, 1972, at the Galerie des Granges, Geneva, Publisher Galerie des Granges, 1972.

André Planson, excerpt from the entry in the Bénezit Dictionary, on Oxford Art Online, 2011.

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