Pierre-Eugène MONTÉZIN (1874-1946) Lot n° 22

Le sous-bois Oil on canvas, signed and dedicated to « à l’ami Cauchefert » lower right 61 x 46 cm - 24 x 18 in. Nous remercions monsieur Cyril Klein-Montezin, petit-fils de l'artiste, d'avoir aimablement confirmé l'authenticité de cette oeuvre PROVENANCE Atelier de l'artiste Collection de Fernand Cauchefert, offert par l'artiste Puis par descendance In this work, too, light plays the main role; it passes through the foliage of the trees and is reflected in the small stream of water. The artist manages to make the vegetation of this spring afternoon shine thanks to a technique close to pointillism. This soothing vision of a lively and spar­kling nature was offered by the artist to his soldier friend Fernand Cauchefert, whom he met when he himself was mobilized or when he was a nurse during the First World War. The painting has since remained in the same family.