A peaceful Oil on Canvas Painting of The Wooden Pier by Richard Reimans.

Richard Reimans was a Dutch painter, born in Maastricht, Netherlands, on June 9, 1882.
He turned to painting at a very early age and eventually enrolled at the Amsterdam Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied the 17th-century Dutch and Flemish master painters.
His teachers were successively August Allebé, Dake, and Lienhof.

In 1902, at the age of 20, Reimans went to Paris and settled there. He studied with Léon Bonnat and Jean-Paul Laurens, among others.
Reimans painted extensively in the Béarn, Picardy, and Burgundy region. He produced oil paintings, portraits, nudes, rural depictions, and religious motifs.
He exhibited in Paris, first at the Salon des Indépendants in 1910, and then at the Salon des Artistes Français, beginning in 1913.
He received a gold medal at an exhibition in London.

Reimans was married to Juliette Lafourcade. From this marriage, his daughter, Paulette Reimans, was born, and eventually became a sculptor in Paris.
She died in 1992 in Paris at the age of 92. She lived until her death in Reimans’s studio at 3 rue Bruxelles in Paris.
Richard Reimans lived from 1928 until his death at 65 boulevard Arago, Paris.

In this original composition, Reimans positioned the pier, partially outside the frame, across the entire right-hand side of the canvas.
By shifting his subject in this way, he freed up the space on the left to allow the elements their natural immensity.
Balance is ensured by the centered horizon line, extended by the structure’s central crossbar.

This scene conveys a soothing feeling of relaxation.
A calm sea, golden sand, a sailboat in the distance, and a protective shadow create a carefree summer atmosphere.
The soft tones chosen reinforce the sense of tranquility.

A work of great sensitivity, ideal for a vacation home by the sea.

Oil on canvas in perfect condition, signed lower left, in a giltwood baguette frame.

Unframed 18 X 24
Framed 22 X 27 1/2