La maison potagère
[1950]
La maison potagère
[1950]
Often classified as a Naive artist, Colette Beleys is more accurately described as an “instinctive” painter. Spotted in 1939 by the German dealer and collector Wilhelm Uhde, she worked in a poetic, primitive style similar to Le Douanier Rousseau, whose work she greatly admired. Constructed with considerable freedom and inventiveness, this picture is inspired by a place in the Alps near Samoëns. It was exhibited in the Jeanne Castel Gallery, and bought by Jean Cassou for the Musée National d’Art Moderne in 1951.
| Domain | Peinture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 81 x 60 cm |
| Acquisition | Achat de l'Etat, 1952 |
| Inventory no. | AM 3142 P |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Colette Beleys
(1911, France - 1998, France) |
|---|---|
| Main title | La maison potagère |
| Creation date | [1950] |
| Domain | Peinture |
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 81 x 60 cm |
| Inscriptions | S.B.DR. : COLETTE BELEYS |
| Acquisition | Achat de l'Etat, 1952 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Moderne |
| Inventory no. | AM 3142 P |
Bibliography
Colette Beleys. une vie en peinture : Montauban, Musée Ingres // Besançon, Hôtel Jouffroy // Aix-en-Provence, Musée Granet // Tourcoing, Musée des beaux-arts // Orléans, Musée des beaux-arts, 1995-1996 (cat. n° 43 cit. et reprod. coul. p. 71)