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Gabriel Mathieu
A Walk By The River, French 19th-Century Landscape Painting

c. 1890

$2,555.19
£1,850
€2,201.66
CA$3,543.55
A$3,565.26
CHF 2,069.39
MX$43,450.84
NOK 23,886.18
SEK 24,510.43
DKK 16,456.73

About the Item

This late 19th-century oil painting by French artist Gabriel Mathieu (1843-1921) depicts a narrow path running through sunlit grass and following the course of a flowing river. Here, in this unassuming corner of the French countryside, Mathieu renders it with such conviction that one has the peculiar sensation of having walked into the landscape. This sense of invitation is characteristic of his work. Again and again, he painted paths, towpaths and waterways that carry the viewer gradually through the composition. Mathieu was a painter intimately acquainted with rivers. He worked repeatedly along the Marne, particularly around Champigny, Saint-Maur and La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire, while his travels also took him to the more rugged countryside of the Creuse. This landscape appears closer in spirit to the latter. There's intelligence to the composition. The dark mass of rock anchors the left side while the river opens towards the right, its silvery surface catching the light as it moves between scattered boulders. Between them, Mathieu lays out a succession of greens - grasses, shrubs and distant trees. Small touches of warmer colour among the vegetation suggest the variety of plants growing along the bank. Perhaps the painting's greatest appeal, however, lies in its lack of drama. There's no grand monument, spectacular sunset or carefully positioned narrative figure. Mathieu instead asks us to notice the pleasure of an ordinary walk: moving water, warm grass, the shadow of rocks and the promise of whatever lies around the next bend. Rather than showing us somewhere to admire from a distance, Mathieu gives us somewhere we would quite like to be. Signed in the lower left and held in an imposing giltwood frame with deeply moulded foliate and floral ornament, scrolling corner details and a decorative inner border. Medium: Oil on canvas Overall size: 34½” x 26½” / 88cm x 68cm Year of creation: c. 1890 Provenance: Private collection, Paris. Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Faint stretcher mark. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. One small patched repair. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age. Artist’s auction maximum: £9,500 achieved in 2000 for ‘Pêcheur Dans un Sous-Bois (1897)’. Our reference: BRV2292
  • Creator:
    Gabriel Mathieu (1843 - 1921)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1890
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)Width: 34.5 in (87.63 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
    Canvas,Oil
  • Movement & Style:
    French School
  • Period:
    1890-1899
  • Condition:
    Cleaned. Revarnished. Faint stretcher mark. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. One small patched repair. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.
  • Gallery Location:
    Cheltenham, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2328218504742

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