Jean Commere (1920-1936) Oil On Paper Mounted The Orchard, 76x105cm

Jean Commere (1920-1986) Oil on mounted paper THE ORCHARD 76X105 cm In 1936, Jean Commère was admitted to the School of Fine Arts in Angers, then he entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris two years later. later, in the studio of the sculptor Jean Boucher. From 1936, he participated in numerous collective exhibitions in France and abroad. In 1951, he made his first individual exhibition in Paris. A year later, he won the Othon Friesz prize, tied with Michel Rodde (1913-2009), which increased his notoriety. He then received more and more commissions, public and private, and his works were in demand internationally. In 1963, he won the first prize at the painters' salon "Witnesses of their time". Today, many of his works are housed in museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in Paris and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Jean Commère (1920-1986) would have been 100 years old on April 5, 2020. Colourist painter and virtuoso draftsman, he crossed the second half of the 20th century by affirming the figurative vocation of art. Protagonist of Young Painting, he was consecrated during his lifetime alongside Bernard Buffet or Jean Jansem. Bibliography: The Young Painting, The Figurative Alternative, Éric Mercier Editions ArtsACatos, November 2010. Bernard Dorival, The painters of the 20th century from cubism to abstraction, 1914-1957, Editions Pierre Tisné, 1957. René Barotte, Jean Commère, in The painters who witnessed their time, volume 6, Achille Weber/Hachette, 1957.