Boats on River
Signed lower left: Bernard Lamotte
Estate stamp verso (twice)
Description
Bernard Lamotte traveled extensively and carefully recorded his observances in sketches and photographs, which provided the bases for his canvases. His mastery of light and sensitivity to subtle gradations of tone created indelible impressions of a particular time and place, capturing the mood and spirit of his subject in an evocative, personal style.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Inscriptions
Labels
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, with Artist, Number, Title, Medium and Size
Exhibitions
1. Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983), Tour du Monde: Scenes of Paris and
Beyond, Exhibition III, Vose Galleries, Boston, October 1 – November 28, 1998, illus. page 5
2). Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983): Everyday Inspirations, Exhibition
IV, Vose Galleries, Boston, December 10, 2005 – January 24, 2006, illus. page 14 (misidentified in caption)
3). Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983), Vose Galleries, Boston, October 4 – November 15, 2014, illus. in brochure
Literature
Condition
Very good. The painting has scattered small specks of in-paint comprising no more than 1% of total area, with a few in the distant mountains and along top frame edge, and scattered small specks in the boat reflection and in the foreground figures.
Frame Details
Description
Bernard Lamotte traveled extensively and carefully recorded his observances in sketches and photographs, which provided the bases for his canvases. His mastery of light and sensitivity to subtle gradations of tone created indelible impressions of a particular time and place, capturing the mood and spirit of his subject in an evocative, personal style.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Inscriptions
Labels
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, with Artist, Number, Title, Medium and Size
Exhibitions
1. Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983), Tour du Monde: Scenes of Paris and
Beyond, Exhibition III, Vose Galleries, Boston, October 1 – November 28, 1998, illus. page 5
2). Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983): Everyday Inspirations, Exhibition
IV, Vose Galleries, Boston, December 10, 2005 – January 24, 2006, illus. page 14 (misidentified in caption)
3). Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983), Vose Galleries, Boston, October 4 – November 15, 2014, illus. in brochure
Literature
Condition
Very good. The painting has scattered small specks of in-paint comprising no more than 1% of total area, with a few in the distant mountains and along top frame edge, and scattered small specks in the boat reflection and in the foreground figures.
