Landscape
By Eugène Louis Martin
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper Brown wooden frame with glass pane 37 x 57 x 1.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
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Eugène Louis MartinAutumn landscape1909
1909
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About the Item
Work on paper signed and dated
This watercolor by Eugène Martin depicts a quiet rural landscape under an expansive, pale sky. The composition is structured around a striking, leafless tree whose twisted trunk rises vertically from a gently undulating hillside, acting as both a visual anchor and an expressive focal point. Surrounding it, bare trees punctuate the horizon, suggesting a late autumn or early winter setting.
The palette is subtle and atmospheric, composed of soft greys, muted greens, and delicate earth tones. Light washes and controlled transparency create a sense of depth and distance, with a small village and scattered farm buildings barely emerging in the background. The overall effect is one of calm introspection and restrained poetry.
Martin’s handling of watercolor is confident and economical. The brushwork is fluid yet precise, allowing the paper to breathe and the light to circulate throughout the composition. The absence of human figures reinforces the contemplative mood, while the cultivated landscape bears the quiet imprint of rural life.
This work exemplifies Eugène Martin’s sensitivity to Swiss countryside motifs and his modern approach to figurative landscape painting. Elegant and timeless, it will appeal to collectors of European modern works on paper, Swiss watercolor painting, and refined landscape art.
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- Creator:Eugène Louis Martin (1880 - 1954, Swiss)
- Creation Year:1909
- Dimensions:Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Width: 20.48 in (52 cm)Depth: 0.12 in (3 mm)
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- Condition:Original frame Brown wooden frame with glass pane Dimension with frame : 36 x 55 x 1.5 cm.
- Gallery Location:Genève, CH
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2018215279492
Eugène Louis Martin
Eugène Martin was born in 1880 to a bank employee and director of a haute couture house. Between 1898 and 1904, he was a stockbroker, then between 1906 and 1945 a clerk and later a director in a fashion house. Martin was close to Maurice Barraud and Alexandre Blanchet. From 1933 to 1944, he was president of the Geneva section of the Society of Swiss Painters, Sculptors and Architects; from 1944 to 1952, he was its central president. Martin was also a member of the artist group “Le Falot”.
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