Urbain Huchet, Large Post Impressionist Fauvist Art French Oil Painting Dancer Urbain Huchet, c.1998

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Urbain Huchet (French, 1930-2014) Title: Jeune Fille de Dos aux Cheveux Rouges (Young Girl From The Back With Red Hair) … Read more Urbain Huchet (French, 1930-2014) Title: Jeune Fille de Dos aux Cheveux Rouges (Young Girl From The Back With Red Hair) Date: c. 1998 Dimensions: 61.5"L x 2"W x 49.5"H canvas is 36.5 x 48.5 by Urbain Huchet is a striking impressionist oil on canvas depicting a seated young woman, perhaps a ballet dancer, viewed from behind, her red hair and relaxed posture rendered in fluid, expressive brushstrokes that evoke both intimacy and abstraction. The artist's palette of warm ochres, blush tones, and earthy greens, paired with his gestural application, creates a contemplative atmosphere, characteristic of Huchet's post-impressionist style. This work is an homage to Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Masters of an earlier generation who painted this theme. The painting is elegantly housed in a richly detailed custom frame featuring a gilded inner trim and a unique design of gilded nude figures, intertwined and enmeshed into one another, an artistic embellishment that deepens the sensual undertone of the composition. Urbain Huchet, known for his romantic portrayals of figures, landscapes, and coastal scenes, was a widely exhibited French painter who trained in both economics and art, traveling extensively and drawing inspiration from locales such as Brittany, Venice, Istanbul, and South America. His works were frequently shown at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris and are held in numerous private and public collections across Europe, the United States, and Japan. Signature and title on verso. Urbain Emmanuel Huchet was born in Rennes, France on April 28, 1930. Known for his modernist marine, cityscape, figure and genre painting. After studying law and owning a textile factory for four years, he decided in 1960 to devote himself entirely to painting. Mr. Huchet spent his first three years as an artist in Pont-Aven, following in the footsteps of the Post Impressionist, Paul Gauguin, and Symbolist, Emile Bernard, both of whom influenced him a great deal. In 1963, he moved to Paris, catching the travel bug. He journeyed throughout Europe and the Middle East, spending time in Indian markets, visiting Peru, Mexico, Egypt, and every beautiful country he could, finding inspiration in each place. He painted the scenery of each locale, culminating in a book to document his experiences. His works are typified by a fluid and free, gestural approach to both form and color, and they are immediately recognizable. He is adept at both painting oil on canvas and watercolor, and is an accomplished lithograph artist. His subjects are diverse, but are primarily a reflection of the landscape of the Brittany region as he has a profound love for the coast. His wonderful depictions of circus performers, vineyard workers having lunch, farmers, cabaret musicians and everyday people were strongly influenced by his adventures and sojourns in foreign lands. Urbain Huchet has been an exhibiting artist since 1960. He has had exhibitions in New York, London, New Orleans, Egypt, and Paris. He has exhibited at Park West Galleries along with Yaacov Agam, Alvar, Fauvist artist Emile Bellet, Romero Britto, Slava Brodinsky, Pierre Eugene Cambier, Claude Cambour, René Gruau, Fanch Ledan and Marcel Mouly. Artist’s Exhibitions 1961 Salon de la Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris 1961 Select Price Othon Friesz, Paris 1961 Felix Vercel Gallery – New York 1962 Mayor of Pont-Aven 1962 Exhibition Gallery of the Bow, Rennes 1964 Exhibition Mexico 1965 Exhibition Gallery Achard de Souza, New York 1966 Exhibition Hotel Semiramis, Cairo, Egypt 1967 Chardin Exhibition Gallery, Paris 1971 Exhibition Sao Paulo, Brazil 1972 Exhibition Gallery Merl-Kup, Mexico 1973 Exhibition Fnac Etoile, Paris 1974 Exhibition Hotel Sofitel, Paris 1976 Hyatt Hotel – Singapore 1976 Exhibition Regent Hotel, Kuala-Lumpur 1976 Hyatt Aryaduta – London 1980 Exhibition Gallery Workshop, Brives, France 1981 Free De Luxe, “Impressions of Egypt”, 1983 Exhibition “La Colombe d’Or”, Houston, Texas 1983 Portfolio, 12 Lithographs “Impressions of Houston” 1984 GALLERY GERARD WURZER, Houston, Texas 1984 Grove Exhibition Gallery, Paris 1985 Exhibition, Horizon Galleries, Houston, Texas 1985 Exhibition, International Galleries, Dallas, Texas 1987 Shelby Gallery – More than 30 shows across the United States 1989 Trevi Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida 1990 Golden Gallery, Snohomish, Washington, USA 1991 Exhibition, Mainichi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 1995 Exhibition Gallery Mouvance, Place des Vosges, Paris, France 1998 Cripps and Exhibition San German, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1999 Blue Gallery, Cancale, France 2000 Galerie Jean-Paul Martin, Bourron-Marlotte, France 2003 Art Gallery Dif St Leu la Foret, France 2006 Gallery Mouvance, Paris, France 2010 Show-télévisé Saint-Pétersbourg – Florida See less