Lucien Adrion (1889-1953) - oil on canvas circa 1910 - The market gardens of Paris
An interesting oil on canvas, depicting a view of the market gardens of Paris, with the Eiffel Tower at the back. Although these gardens have now disappeared, at the beginning of the 20th century, Parisian market gardeners were still helping to supply the city.
Our painting, in fine condition, is certainly one of the painter's early works, signed lower left by Lucien Adrion, circa 1910.
Sizes unframed: W 31.88 In. - H 23.62 In.
Sizes framed: W 35.03 In. - H 26.77 In.
Biography:
Lucien Adrion 1889-1953:
French painter, draughtsman and engraver, he is known for his paintings of the French countryside and beaches, as well as scenes of Parisian life.
Born in Strasbourg, Lucien Adrion began his career as a fashion designer, before traveling throughout Europe.
During the First World War, he was in Berlin, where he studied with the engraver Hermann Struck.
After the war, Lucien Adrion returned to France, eventually settling in Paris.
His first major exhibition was at the Salon des Indépendants in 1926.
Supported by galleries and a few collectors, he devoted himself entirely to painting, creating canvases imbued with light and teeming with life, with a predilection for street scenes, racecourses and the beaches of Normandy or the Côte d'Azur.
In 1926, together with Paul Signac, he organized an exhibition of French painters in Berlin, as part of the "Berliner Sezession".
He subsequently exhibited in Berlin, Paris and Los Angeles.
A retrospective exhibition was dedicated to him by the Museums of the City of Strasbourg in July 1955.
