Montmartre in the Rain
Signed lower left: Bernard Lamotte
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
1. (in black verso of canvas) Montmartre BL 20F
2. (in pencil on lower stretcher) Bernard Lamotte
Labels
1. Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, with Artist, Number, Title, Medium and Size
2. (on frame) remnants of Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California label
Exhibitions
1. Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983), Tour du Monde: Scenes of Paris and Beyond, Exhibition III, Vose Galleries, Boston, October 1 –
November 28, 1998
2. Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983): Everyday Inspirations, Exhibition IV, Vose Galleries, Boston, December 10, 2005 – January 24, 2006, illus. page 8
Literature
Condition
Good. The painting is not lined and has scattered minor in-paint in the building at right and in the lower center and lower left foreground, a few small spots and scattered dots in the far-left figures and in the left building, and minor in-paint in the center sky.
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
1. (in black verso of canvas) Montmartre BL 20F
2. (in pencil on lower stretcher) Bernard Lamotte
Labels
1. Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, with Artist, Number, Title, Medium and Size
2. (on frame) remnants of Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California label
Exhibitions
1. Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983), Tour du Monde: Scenes of Paris and Beyond, Exhibition III, Vose Galleries, Boston, October 1 –
November 28, 1998
2. Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983): Everyday Inspirations, Exhibition IV, Vose Galleries, Boston, December 10, 2005 – January 24, 2006, illus. page 8
Literature
Condition
Good. The painting is not lined and has scattered minor in-paint in the building at right and in the lower center and lower left foreground, a few small spots and scattered dots in the far-left figures and in the left building, and minor in-paint in the center sky.
