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Description: | This atmospheric scene of a church front it typical of Le Sidaner's oeuvre. The artist was a painter and a pastellist, became very successful during his lifetime and was well known for his scenes of deserted urban landscapes and gardens. He rejected the academic training he received under Alexander Cabanel and followed the Impressionists.His work has also been compared with the Pre-Raphaelites and allied with the Symbolists. This dark architectural façade is reminiscent of the south transept and porch of Chartres Cathedral, but not convincingly enough to attribute it as an Impressionistic representation of the building. In style and technique the work recalls the paintings Le Sidaner executed at between 1898 and 1903, the year in which he held an exhibition of his works at Glasgow. | Subjects: | buildings and gardens | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Le Sidaner, Henri Eugène (French painter, 1862-1939) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8517... | Go to resource |
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