Micheline Evrard Boyadjian (1923–2019) - Paysage de Bretagne

Oil on panel, titled Paysage de Bretagne signed Micheline Evrard Boyadjian (1923–2019) Micheline Boyadjian (born Micheline Evrard, 1923–2019) is a major figure in naïve painting and modern art in Belgium. A singular and late journey Born in Bruges in 1923 to a bourgeois Walloon-origin family, she received a strict religious education before becoming a secretary. A mother living in Brussels, it was only in 1954 (at the age of 31) that she felt the imperative need to paint. She enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels, notably in Léon Devos’s studio. Very quickly, she freed herself from strict academic rules to develop her own visual language, spontaneous and figurative. The style: The art of daily mystery Although often described as a “naïve painter” by critics due to the purity of her line, Micheline Boyadjian distinguishes herself with a rigorous technique, a high command of geometry, vanishing points and perspective. • Preferred themes: She mainly painted silent landscapes, views from windows, intimate interiors, objects suspended in time (booths/kiosks, umbrellas, pianos) and characters haloed with mystery. • Atmosphere: Her paintings evoke a “poetry of silence” and poetic realism. Critics praise her rigor, integrity and total artistic independence. Private life and posterity She shared her life with her husband, the Armenian-born cardiologist Noubar Boyadjian. Together, the couple engaged in patronage and widely disseminated art collection. Micheline Boyadjian died in Ixelles in July 2019 at the age of 96. Today, her works are part of prestigious public collections in Belgium. Dimensions of the work: without frame: 32 cm x 52 cm with frame: 34 cm x 54 cm The work is signed bottom right Contains 1 mark in the sky, see photos. Auction results for Micheline Evrard BOYADJIAN in Painting; Micheline Evrard BOYADJIAN (1923-2019) Paysage de Bretagne Lot No. 292 Painting Oil on panel 32 x 52.5 cm Not sold Estimate: €1,200 - €1,500 Paintings, furniture and works of art 10/10/2022 Haynault Sprl Uccle, Belgium Details signed bottom right Condition: one accident in the center The patchwork Micheline Evrard BOYADJIAN Oil on panel 59 x 92 cm Estimate: €1,500 - €2,000 Hammer price: €3,000 20/03/2017 Horta "Le quartier des chats" (1967) Micheline Evrard BOYADJIAN Oil on panel 37.5 x 88 cm Estimate: €3,000 - €4,000 Hammer price: €3,000 16/12/2013 Horta To the museum Micheline Evrard BOYADJIAN Oil on panel 57.5 x 90 cm Estimate: €2,500 - €3,500 Hammer price: €2,500 06/12/2021 Haynault Sprl "Plage la nuit" (1967) Micheline Evrard BOYADJIAN Oil on panel 36 x 55 cm Estimate: €1,200 - €1,500 Hammer price: €1,300 10/12/2019 Horta

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