Victor Roux-Champion (1871-1953) Two Bretons in one interior. 1900. Copper engraved with etching, aquatint and castor. 260 x 310. Rounded angles. Dated and located "St-Guénolé" then signed in the lower right corner . "I am afraid of being influenced by him and yet I feel drawn to this painting with an irresistible force. This sentence written by Roux-Champion to his friend Matisse testifies to Gauguin's irrepressible influence. Roux went to Pont-Aven in 1896 and then to Belle-Ile with Matisse. Returning each year to Brittany until 1905, notably to Moëlan and Saint-Guénolé, this excellent watercolourist and engraver paints landscapes and daily scenes that can be found in the donation of 32 works by the artist's daughter to the museum in 2007. " (Quimper Museum of Fine Arts).
Estimate
€400 - €500
Result
€537
Buyer's premium
28%
Victor Roux-Champion (1871-1953)
Two Bretons in one interior. 1900. Copper engraved with etching, aquatint and castor. 260 x 310. Rounded angles. Dated and located "St-Guénolé" then signed in the lower
right
corner
.
"I am afraid of being influenced by him and yet I feel drawn to this painting with an irresistible force. This sentence written by Roux-Champion to his friend Matisse testifies to Gauguin's irrepressible influence. Roux went to Pont-Aven in 1896 and then to Belle-Ile with Matisse. Returning each year to Brittany until 1905, notably to Moëlan and Saint-Guénolé, this excellent watercolourist and engraver paints landscapes and daily scenes that can be found in the donation of 32 works by the artist's daughter to the museum in 2007. " (Quimper Museum of Fine Arts).
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