Skip to main content
Items Similar to Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Apple Blossom on the Seine
Eugene Regagnon - French Landscape With River, Impressionist Oil on Canvas 1904, Framed
French Landscape With River, Impressionist Oil on Canvas 1904, Framed
Leon Detroy - Pommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy
Pommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy
PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN - Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Scene near Barbizon
Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Scene near Barbizon
Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot - Fleurs d'ete - Etaples - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Eugene Chigot
Fleurs d'ete - Etaples - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Eugene Chigot
Robert William Vonnoh - Pommiers en fleurs - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert William Vonnoh
Pommiers en fleurs - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert William Vonnoh
John Joseph Enneking - Antique American Impressionist Large Spring Blossom Landscape Framed Painting
Antique American Impressionist Large Spring Blossom Landscape Framed Painting
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 25

PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946
Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Apple Blossom on the Seine

$38,263.01
£27,500VAT Included
€32,760.79
CA$52,705.38
A$53,387.76
CHF 30,654.14
MX$647,310.64
NOK 355,702
SEK 362,063.73
DKK 244,921.52

About the Item

This enchanting scene of blossoming apple trees by the banks of the Seine dates to the turn of the 19th Century. We see Montezin at his absolute best with wonderful brushwork and the most appealing palette that captures the jewel-like light of a spring day. The eye is drawn down the path to the rushing waters of the Seine. Pierre Eugène Montézin (1874-1946) Le Printemps à Misy Signed, inscribed with title to the reverse Oil on canvas 23½ x 32 inches without the frame 33 x 41 inches with the frame Original auction catalogue pages from 1944 applied to the reverse in a sale that included the work of Renoir and Monticelli. Provenance: Drouot, Paris, lot 76, 31 January 1944, entitled Pommiers en fleurs à Misy. Private Collection, Paris Cyril Klein-Montezin has confirmed that this is the work of his great grandfather. Misy-sur-Yonne is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Pierre Eugène Montézin (1874-1966) is well known for his impressionistic landscapes and cityscapes, predominantly depicting the countryside of Ile-de-France and Parisian street scenes. He was born into an affluent Parisian family. His father created lace designs and encouraged his son's artistic ambition, apprenticing him to a mural painter. During this period he also studied under Ernest Quost (1844-1931) whose influence can be seen in Montezin's bold palette. It took some time for Montezin to gain acceptance by the Parisian establishment; his work was consistently rejected by the salon over a period of ten years until he was finally accepted in 1903. The First World War was to halt his artistic career; he enlisted and gained the Médaille Militaire after the battles of the Meuse. After the war he returned to his painting, almost exclusively working en plein air, capturing the countryside surrounding Paris and those who toiled and lived amongst it. After such a slow start to his career, he experienced a comparatively meteoric rise to recognition following the war. He was awarded the Rosa Bonheur Prize in 1920; was named a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1923 and received the Medal of Honour at the Salon des Artistes Français. This last award was a significant coup as this was the first time that the award had been given to a landscape painter, a category that had hitherto been considered inferior to the more established disciplines (portraiture, genre, etc.). The pinnacle of his career was his unanimous election to the President of the Salon jury in 1932. He exhibited extensively during this period and his work was highly sought after by the public at his large-scale exhibitions of 1932, 1936, 1938 and 1943. He painted right up until his final days and was actually on a painting trip in Britanny when he died suddenly in 1946. His work remains enduringly popular and sought after and can be found in numerous public and private collections across the globe.

More From This Seller

View All
Tom Robertson British Impressionist oil painting of blossom on the Loire

Tom RobertsonTom Robertson British Impressionist oil painting of blossom on the Loire

Tom Robertson British Impressionist oil painting of blossom on the Loire

Located in Harkstead, GB

The artist painted several similar views to this with flowering blossom on the banks of the Loire. This is a particularly fine example. Tom Robertson, R.O.I., R.B.A. (1850-1947) Blo...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Chalk, Wood Panel

Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Scene near Barbizon

PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Scene near Barbizon

Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting, Scene near Barbizon

By PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946

Located in Harkstead, GB

This dream like image of a fisherman gliding in his boat on the river Seine was painted from a viewpoint that Montezin returned to again and again. The village of Veneux-les-Sablons ...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting harvesting scene and poplars

PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting harvesting scene and poplars

Pierre Montezin large French Impressionist painting harvesting scene and poplars

By PIERRE EUGÈNE MONTEZIN, 1874 - 1946

Located in Harkstead, GB

Montezin's dazzling display of brushwork captures the effects of the sunlight on the water and the glittering leaves of the poplar trees. A masterwork by the artist presented in the ...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British impressionist Springtime with blossom in the English countryside

George GrahamBritish impressionist Springtime with blossom in the English countryside, 1948

British impressionist Springtime with blossom in the English countryside

Located in Harkstead, GB

A really appealing view of the English countryside in the springtime with rolling hills, cattle grazing in lush pasture and a windmill off in the distance. George Graham (1881-1949)...

Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

You May Also Like

Pommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy

Leon DetroyPommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy, c.1920

Pommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy

By Leon Detroy

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Leon Detroy. The piece is painted in a divisionist style and depicts blossoming apple trees in an orcha...

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Printemps sur la Seine - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Pinchon

Robert Antoine PinchonPrintemps sur la Seine - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Pinchon, c.1920

Printemps sur la Seine - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert Pinchon

By Robert Antoine Pinchon

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on canvas riverscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Robert Antoine Pinchon. This very fine large example depicts a view the River Seine near to Rouen in n...

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pommier en fleur - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Eugene Chigot

Eugene Henri Alexandre ChigotPommier en fleur - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Eugene Chigot, c.1910

Pommier en fleur - Post Impressionist Figures in Landscape Oil by Eugene Chigot

By Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed post impressionist figures in landscape oil on panel circa 1910 by French painter Eugene Henri Alexandre Chigot. The work depicts a mother and child outside a thatched cottage beside a pond. In the centre of the painting is an apple tree in blossom - beautifully painted in pinks, blues and greens. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 19"x22.5" Unframed: 12.5"x16" Provenance: Private French collection A pupil of his father Alphonse Chigot, Eugène Chigot...

Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fleurs de Printemps - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Gaston La Touche

Gaston La ToucheFleurs de Printemps - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Gaston La Touche, 1892

Fleurs de Printemps - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Gaston La Touche

By Gaston La Touche

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by sought after French post impressionist painter Gaston La Touche. This stunning piece depicts a spring landscape with a blossom tree on a g...

Category

1890s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pommiers en fleurs - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert William Vonnoh

Robert William VonnohPommiers en fleurs - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert William Vonnoh, 1903

Pommiers en fleurs - Impressionist Landscape Oil by Robert William Vonnoh

By Robert William Vonnoh

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Oil on canvas landscape by American impressionist painter Robert William Vonnoh. This piece is set in Grez-sur-Loing and depicts an orchard in blossom. Dimensions: Framed: 31"x37" U...

Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil