Lot #16: Artist Signed Raymond Besse {French 1899-1969} Impressionist Oil Painting On Canvas

Raymond Besse (French 1899-1969)Raymond Besse was born in Niort, Deux-Svres on December 26, 1899. He spent his childhood in the Berry province of France.Raymond Besse arrived in Paris en 1916. He participated fort the first time to the Salon des Indpendants in 1923. He then continued to exhibit his works in many other exhibitions and salons, among them the Salon d'Automne. Raymond Besse's favorite topic was Paris. He loved to illustrate the life in and around the capital city, especially in the northern areas of Saint-Ouen, Montmartre, Clichy and around the Canal Saint-Martin.Raymond Besse's themes of blue-collar Paris neighborhoods, associated to gloomy snowy weather make his artworks often dark and sad and as a result disregarded by many. Those paintings however give a perfect picture of the life in the suburbs of Paris during the first part of the 20th Century, far from the idyllic and colorful pictures left by artists like douard Corts (18821969), Antoine Blanchard (19101988) and Eugne Galien-Laloue (18541941).The artist also painted many works about Normandy, villages in the Yonne area, and landscapes around Moret-sur-Loing. Raymond Besse finally moved to the Loire area at the end of his life, and he died in Cand-sur-Beuvron, Loir-et-Cher on March 5, 1969.Source: Dictionnaire des peintres Montmartre, 640 pages, Andr Roussard (Editions) Jan 1999
Measurements: 27" x 23.25"