Mattéo Brondy (1866-1944) - Cavalier marocain, Maroc

BRONDY Mattéo (1866-1944) "Moroccan Horseman" Oil on canvas, Signed bottom right, Fine Orientalist work by the painter Mattéo Brondy depicting a Moroccan horseman from the South in front of a marabout, perhaps the marabout of Sidi Aïssa in Meknes. His skill is mastered, the details are precise and his colors are remarkably fiery. This is very likely a Makhzen (maghzen) cavalryman, a term for a supplementary unit in Morocco. Its fighters (Mokhaznis) generally lived with their families under a tent, around the post where they were stationed. They could be employed on foot or on horseback and served as police. They are recognizable by their tall hats. A pupil at the Académie Julian in Paris, under the great masters Jules Lefèvre, Tony Robert-Fleury and Rochegrosse, he left the studio once he had mastered his technique. An independent artist, fond of life and travel, he painted solely for pleasure. He visited Italy, then Black Africa where the overpowering light did not charm him. War assignments brought him to North Africa, to Morocco, and more particularly to Meknès. He exhibited in Morocco, Algeria and Paris. Mattéo Brondy confesses in a letter: "I consider that painting must be the image of life and fix as best as it can the beautiful scenes that charm our eyes, with the light helping to emphasize their effects and make them indelible in our memory. And what is true for the great outdoor scenes is no less true for interior scenes where the softened effects of light help to render the impression of calm and serenity we feel unpromptedly when visiting a medina." It is as a lover of painting and of the places that enthrall him that he paints landscapes, daily scenes, with remarkable talent, or he doodles in his sketchbook. Note: Fine craquelure, with no incidence, can be observed in the sky. Dimensions: 73 x 60 cm without frame and 86.5 x 73.5 cm with its original wooden frame. For more information, please contact us. -- An purchase invoice is issued for every purchase. We ship in France and abroad by private carrier with insurance included. Customs duties for shipments outside the EU are the buyer’s responsibility.

Estimate:£1,436.7

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