Yves Ganne (1931-2019) - Nature morte aux coquelicots et...

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Yves Ganne (1931-2019) - Nature morte aux coquelicots et...

We present to you an oil on canvas depicting a still life with poppies in front of an open window overlooking the sea by Yves Ganne (1931-2019). Red poppies are arranged in a white pitcher on a table accompanied by a plate of green fruit, while a sailboat appears on the horizon. The window, the curtains, and the maritime light compose a summer scene with Mediterranean overtones. Title: Still Life with Poppies and Sailboat Technique: Oil on canvas Artist: Yves Ganne (1931-2019) Format: 37.5 × 60.4 cm Condition: Good condition Yves GANNE (Nantes 1931-2019) Yves Ganne was born in Angers on July 13, 1931. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, which he joined in 1946. In 1950 he moved to Paris to join Fernand Léger’s studio. He also received two major distinctions in 1950: the Prize for Young Painting and the Prize of the City of Menton. His talent was recognized by institutions as early as 1951, when two of his paintings were acquired by the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris. He regularly exhibited in Paris, notably at Galerie Drouant-David (1954, 1958) and more recently at Galerie Francis Barlier in Paris and Honfleur (1994, 2003, 2004). He also exhibited with the greats, notably in 1954 with Bernard Buffet at the Visconti gallery. His work transcends French borders. As early as 1956, he was shown at Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery in London. His work has also been shown in the United States: at Cushman Gallery in Houston (1959), at Van Diemen Lilienfeld Gallery in New York (1966), then at Dalzell-Hatfield Gallery in Los Angeles (1968). In Sweden, he was welcomed at Borstahusens Konstforening Gallery at Landskrona Konsthall (1975). Yves Ganne participated in numerous group exhibitions: the Salon of Young Painting, the Salon of the School of Paris at Galerie Charpentier (from 1954), the Salon des Peintres Témoins de Leur Temps (1956), and the first Paris Biennale in 1959. His style, deeply rooted in the French figurative tradition, stands out for a personal vision of still life, feminine portraiture, and genre scenes. He avoids any academicism, favoring a sensitive and balanced expression in which color plays a central role. From 1965 onward he produced more than 250 original lithographic editions, distributed in France, the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and Japan. Today his works are in prestigious public collections in France, notably at the Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre Pompidou and the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, but also internationally, such as in the Cincinnati Museum of Art (Ohio), the Seattle Museum of Art (Washington), and the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.

Estimate:£509.1

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