Armand Guéry (1850-1912) - Lot 40

Armand Guéry (1850-1912) "Champagne Evening" Oil on canvas signed lower left, numbered F17, titled and countersigned on the back. Size 92 x 130 cm Article Musées des Arts de Reims ► https://musees-reims.fr/fr/centres-de-ressources/carnet-de-recherche/article/enfin-un-talent-reconnu. We would like to thank M Charles Poulain for passing on the following valuable information: "From reading this label "peinture mate, procédé spécial" I think this canvas was exhibited at the Salon des Artistes français de1908 before coming to the Salon de Lyon. Of course one must always be cautious since the dimensions of the works exhibited in these two salons are not known, and we don't know of any photographs, but the titles are identical." Here's what he noted about the Paris Salon in 1908: "During this painful walk, Saint-Georges noticed an enhanced gouache by Guéry: le Soir en Champagne where Millet's inspiration is real, but to which we prefer the submissions in the painting section (Saint-Georges, 1908, Courrier de la Champagne, July 11). Edouard Turon gives a fuller description of the subject. Mr. Armand Guéry again offers us Un Soir en Champagne, in gouache, beautifully enhanced with an old shepherd guarding a flock. An impression of calm and freshness emanates from this work, already drowning in twilight (Turon, 1908, June 20). He concludes: "We have had many opportunities to congratulate Mr. Armand Guéry. It is a new joy for us to be able to tell him once again how much we admire his talent" (Turon, 1908, June 20). Bibliography: Catalog L. Baschet, 1908. - Société des artistes français. - Catalog illustré du Salon de 1908 publié sous la direction de Ludovic Baschet, Bibliothèque des Annales, 1 vol. 316 p., fig. imp. ******, 51 rue Saint Georges, Paris IX, black & white reproductions (one black & white photograph, p. 200 "Les Meules") (Bibliothèque du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims) Catalog A S, 1908. - Explication des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, architecture, gravure et lithographie des Artistes vivants exposés au Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées avenue Alexandre III, le 1er mai 1908, 1st edition, 1 vol. 1908, *** p., Paris, Imprimerie Paul Dupont, 4, rue du Boulot, (no reproductions) (p. 73) (Bibliothèque du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Reims) Postcards : - 2843 Dt. Salon de 1908. - Les Meules (Champagne), by Armand Guéry. - 3005 Dt. Salon de 1908. - Le Soir (Champagne), by Armand Guéry. ND Phot edition SPA [caption error, should read: Village de Pontgivart; Matin d'été]. SAINT-GEORGES, 1908. - Les artistes champenois et ardennais au Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Courrier de la Champagne, Friday July 10, 1908, p. 3, col. 2, and Saturday July 11, 1908, p. 3, col. 1-2. Edouard TURON, 1908. - Promenades aux Salons. Chez les peintres aux Artistes Français (suite), L'Indépendant Rémois, Saturday June 20, 1908, p. 2, col. 1-2."