Aimé Debono Painting Snow Mountain Alps Grésivaudan Dents De Crolles Chartreuse

Dents de Crolles, Chartreuse — view from the Murianette stream. Aimé Debono (born in Lyon, active in Isère, died in Voiron on June 2, 2009). Chartreuse landscape dominated by the Dents de Crolles, an iconic massif reaching 2062 m. The view is taken from the Murianette stream in the Grésivaudan valley, with water in the foreground, light-colored banks, a curtain of autumn trees, and then the snow-covered, mineral mass that closes the horizon. Composition: Debono constructs the image like a theater of colors: the summit, treated in broad, cool planes (slate blues, violets, pinkish whites), contrasts with a saturated fringe of vegetation (yellows, reds, greens), punctuated by a small building that provides scale and draws the eye. The deliberately simplified body of water serves as a resting area and a chromatic echo. The execution is based on impasto: thick paint applied in layers and flakes, probably with a palette knife. The mountain is less drawn than "modeled" by the material: the paint captures the light in relief, and the visible gesture becomes a form of writing. The sky, in turquoise and milky blues, establishes an atmosphere of high clarity; the snow, nuanced with pinks and mauves, avoids uniform white; the shadows tend towards slate and plum, giving weight to the mountain range. In contrast, the autumnal edge explodes in yellows and reds, like a counter-flame of vegetation. Signed lower right: “DEBONO” (painted signature). On the reverse: handwritten inscription “Dent(s) de Crolles”. Dimensions: Canvas: 55 x 38 cm. Framed: 65 x 46 cm. Painting in good condition, minor wear to the frame. The painting belongs to a Dauphiné style deeply rooted in the land, where the landscape is not a mere motif but a presence. The comparison with Abbé Calès (Pierre Calès, 1870–1961), parish priest of Tencin and painter of the Grésivaudan valley, is natural: the same taste for the valley and its seasons, the same way of organizing the landscape into bands (valley/edge/mountain), and above all, the same primacy of texture and color over descriptive detail. This Dauphiné lineage finds its technical counterpart in the spirit of the Alpine landscape painted with a palette knife, popularized in Savoy by Lucien Poignant: relief painting, thick flat areas of color, a deliberate decorative effectiveness, and a sense of altitude constructed as much by the paint itself as by the motif. Aimé Debono (Aimé Lucien Debono) is a painter linked to the Voiron region (Isère). Civil records indicate a birth in [location missing]. He is mentioned in the local press as a well-known figure in the area, and his works appear in exhibitions and on the secondary market.