Henri Rivière. Between Impressionism and Japonism.
BNF| N° d'inventaire | 12639 |
| Format | 22.5 x 27.5 |
| Détails | 223 p., numerous color illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2016 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782717726206 |
Between Impressionism and Japonism, from the shadow shows of the Black Cat to the watercolors gleaned from the "detours of the path", the work of Henri Rivière (1864-1951) is entirely dedicated to restoring the "aspects of nature" over the hours and seasons. His series with evocative titles, The Magic of the Hours, Breton Landscapes, The Sea, In the North Wind, Parisian Landscapes, The Thirty-six Views of the Eiffel Tower, bear witness to his vision of nature, both poetic and synthetic, nourished by the urban landscapes of the capital where he lives and the timeless sites of the Breton coasts that he explores in the summer. Thanks to the enrichment of its collections by the donation, in 2006, of the artist's studio collection, the Bibliothèque nationale de France pays tribute here to an outstanding colorist, unanimously recognized at the end of the 19th century for his innovations in the field of color prints. This work, which presents the diversity of Henri Rivière's modes of expression (woodcuts, lithographs, etchings and watercolors), testifies to the breadth of his research in the field of graphic arts. Alongside the completed works, a selection of preparatory works and Japanese prints, from his personal collection, allows us to get closer to the artist's creative process. As an introduction to the catalogue, the essays by Jocelyn Bouquillard, Philippe Le Stum, Catherine Méneux, Monique Moulène and Valérie Sueur-Hermel provide complementary insights into an unjustly forgotten painter-engraver, restoring his true role within the history of art in the last decades of the 19th century.
Between Impressionism and Japonism, from the shadow shows of the Black Cat to the watercolors gleaned from the "detours of the path", the work of Henri Rivière (1864-1951) is entirely dedicated to restoring the "aspects of nature" over the hours and seasons. His series with evocative titles, The Magic of the Hours, Breton Landscapes, The Sea, In the North Wind, Parisian Landscapes, The Thirty-six Views of the Eiffel Tower, bear witness to his vision of nature, both poetic and synthetic, nourished by the urban landscapes of the capital where he lives and the timeless sites of the Breton coasts that he explores in the summer. Thanks to the enrichment of its collections by the donation, in 2006, of the artist's studio collection, the Bibliothèque nationale de France pays tribute here to an outstanding colorist, unanimously recognized at the end of the 19th century for his innovations in the field of color prints. This work, which presents the diversity of Henri Rivière's modes of expression (woodcuts, lithographs, etchings and watercolors), testifies to the breadth of his research in the field of graphic arts. Alongside the completed works, a selection of preparatory works and Japanese prints, from his personal collection, allows us to get closer to the artist's creative process. As an introduction to the catalogue, the essays by Jocelyn Bouquillard, Philippe Le Stum, Catherine Méneux, Monique Moulène and Valérie Sueur-Hermel provide complementary insights into an unjustly forgotten painter-engraver, restoring his true role within the history of art in the last decades of the 19th century.