Louis-édouard Garrido (1893–1982) – Children Resting Under The Trees

Period: 20th century / 1950s (Dated 1955 on the back)

Style: Post-Impressionism / Lower Normandy School

Condition: Excellent original condition, presented in its period frame

A superb and luminous oil on panel (Isorel) depicting a bucolic scene of children sitting in the shade of tall trees in the heart of a sunlit field under a cloudy summer sky. Details of the composition:

​In the foreground, a group of young children is sitting or crouching in tall, textured grass rendered in vivid shades of green and yellow.

​The figures are wearing colorful clothing, including a red garment or head covering for one of them.  

​The scene is dominated by large, gnarled tree trunks beneath which they are resting.

​The background opens onto a countryside or meadow landscape beneath a dynamic sky covered with large white and blue clouds.

The brushwork is powerful, generous, and highly textured, executed with a vibrant palette of greens, sunny yellows, and intense blues—characteristic of the artist’s Post-Impressionist style.

• Signed: lower right "L. E. Garrido".
• Dated on the reverse: "1955" on the artist’s label.
• Title / Annotations on the back: Original studio and biographical labels by the artist listing his titles (Founding President of the Association of Artists of Lower Normandy, Director of the Caen School of Fine Arts).
• Panel size: 10P (inscription on the reverse).

Louis-Édouard GARRIDO (1893–1982)

The son of the Spanish painter Édouard-Léon Garrido, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and won several awards at the Salons. A leading figure in 20th-century Normandy’s art scene, he was the founding president of the Artistes Bas-Normands and director of the Caen School of Fine Arts from 1945 to 1962. His works are included in numerous public collections and museums in France and abroad.

Dimensions without frame: 55 cm / 38 cm. With frame: 70 cm / 54 cm.

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