Robert Liard. "horse-drawn Carriages In Front Of The Colosseum". Oil On Cardboard. 1930s.

Frame dimensions, 45 x 61 cm. Red and gold wooden frame. Usual wear.
Ecru master key. Dimensions of the painting, 31 x 48 cm.
Robert Liard (1911-1988).
Painter, watercolorist draftsman, engraver. Spends his childhood in Paris.
Back in La Louvière, he benefited from the advice and help of L. Devos and L. Buisseret. Took drawing lessons at the Liège Academy and became friends with Zabeau, Scauflaire and Comhaire.
Second price of Rome in 1937. Preferred for portraits, nudes, figures, landscapes, industrial sites, views of fairs and cities, seascapes, still lifes.
Finds his inspiration in the Liège region, but the discovery of Italy will be a real revelation: he finds subjects for many works there.
Synthesize his subjects to make solid compositions that nevertheless exude discreet poetry.
In 1935, co-founder of the "Contemporary Trends" and "Dix Pointes et Brosses" groups. In the 1950s, he was a member of the Cercle des Beaux-Arts in Liège, founded the "Groupe Les Artistes de Liège" and collaborated on the review "L 'Esprit Mosan".
In 1962, he founded the "Climate Group" and the review "Sur L 'art".
From 1949 to 1977, he taught at the Academy of Liège.
Works in the Museums of Brussels, Ixelles, Tournai, La Louvière, Namur, Liège