A Charming Oil on Panel painting of a House behind a Forest Clearing by Albert Malet.
Born in Bosc le Hard, north of Rouen in 1912, Malet began painting at the age of 19, benefiting from the advice of his illustrious teacher, Robert Antoine Pinchon, himself a pupil of Albert Lebourg (two masters of the Rouen school).
A talented colorist and luminist, Malet captures on canvas the fleeting atmosphere and fluctuating colors of his subjects.
Setting up his easel in the Normandy countryside, he knew how to allow himself to be immersed in places, the better to transcribe them.
His motto was “See everything, feel everything”
From 1942 onwards, he exhibited at the Salon de l’Ecole Française in Paris, then at the Galerie Legrip in Rouen, and abroad in Algeria, Germany, Japan…
He died in Rouen in 1986.
He is considered the last of the French Impressionists.
For this small format, Malet used the lower half of the panel to create his foreground, highlighting the clearing punctuated by white inflorescences.
In the background, hidden behind the trees, a corner of a house appears, enveloped in lush vegetation.
The regular verticality of the trunks separating the wild clearing from the domestic garden seems to enclose the building, creating two distinct zones.
Treated differently from each other, regular and orderly at the bottom, the brushstrokes become more dynamic and multidirectional in the upper part, where the nuances combine and clash to create more depth and relief.
Malet’s Impressionist style and technique are highlighted in this composition.
The bold framing of a tight landscape shot, the highly visible brushstrokes, the use of pure colors…
A very dynamic work by this artist whose popularity continues to rise.
Oil on panel in perfect condition, signed lower right, in a giltwood frame.
Unframed 12 X 15
Framed 16 X 19