Louis Marius Gueit 1877-1956 The Dordogne 1927 40x55cm

Louis Marius GUEIT (1877-1956) The Riverside Path, likely the Dordogne. 40 x 55 cm (excluding frame). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1927 lower right (one restoration). I can arrange door-to-door delivery. Marius Gueit (1877-1956) was a painter from Bordeaux. He was a student of Louis Cabié. He began his career as a decorative painter, a path through which he discovered techniques and the interplay of materials, as well as composition. Following in the footsteps of Louis Auguste Auguin, Marius Gueit soon became a renowned landscape painter. He traveled extensively throughout the Arcachon Basin, the Landes of Gascony, and the Basque Country. Gifted with a keen eye, Marius Gueit knew how to convey his feelings about nature in his compositions; he skillfully handled impasto, light, and shadow. Marius Gueit exhibits regularly at the Société des Amis des Arts in Bordeaux, at the Salon des Artistes Français, and at exhibitions