Henri Le Sidaner

Henri Eugène Augustin Le Sidaner (7 August 1862 – 14 July 1939) na he be an intimist painter dem know for ein paintings of domestic interiors den quiet street scenes. Na ein style contain elements of impressionism plus de influences of Édouard Manet, Monet den of de Pointillists discernible insyd ein work. Le Sidaner favour a subdued use of colour, wey dey prefer nuanced greys den opals dem apply plus uneven, dappled brushstrokes make he create atmosphere den mysticism. A skilled nocturne painter, he travel widely thru out France den Europe before he settle for Gerberoy insyd de Picardy countryside from wer na he paint for over thirty years.Camille Mauclair (1930), Andrew Rickard (2019), Henri Le Sidaner, The Obolous Press, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. 

Na dem widely collect Le Sidaner ein paintings and pastels thru out ein career. Ein seductive views of de gardens he create insyd de ruins of de medieval fortress for Gerberoy, plus dem recently vacated tables dappled insyd sunlight den overhung by roses, na e cement ein reputation as a unique artist wey no dey fit easily into an art movement.Yann Farinaux- Le Sidaner, Le Sidaner, (1989) L’Oeuvre peint et gravé, Éditions André Sauret, Monaco. ASIN B00166TYK4

Early years
Na dem born Henri Le Sidaner for August 7, 1862,  Pforort Louis insyd Mauritius, wer na ein Breton parents Jean Marie (1828–1880) den Amélie Henrietta (née Robberechts) dey live. Na ein poppie Jean Marie be a ship inspector give Lloyd's wey ein business take de family back to France insyd 1872.His father was lost in a storm in the English channel on 15 September 1880 when Le Sidaner was 18 years old Na he spend de remainder of ein kiddie time insyd Dunkerque wer na he attend de Collège et Lycée Notre Dame des Dunes wey na he meet den befriend Eugène Chigot wey na he cam turn a lifelong paddie den supporter.Antoine Descheemaeker- Colle (2008), Eugène Chigot, Sa Vie, Son Oevre Peint, Editions Henri, France.  in french He show aptitude give painting, insyd wich na ein parents support am, wey he attend art classes for de atelier of Alphonse Chigot den plus a teacher wey be a pupil of Philippe-Jacques van Bree. Na dem adjudge Le Sidaner ein portfolio good enough for de city of Dunkerque make e award am a scholarship den insyd 1880, for de age of eighteen, he move go Paris den de prestigious École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.

Legacy
De gardens wey Le Sidaner create for ein home insyd Gerberoy now be open to de public, as be ein former studio.

Der be dem name after am insyd Montpellier, Versailles, den Dunkirk.

Biography
 Camille Mauclair (1928) English translation A Rickard (2019), Henri Le Sidaner, The Obolous Press, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. 
 Yann Farinaux- Le Sidaner, (1989) Le Sidaner, L’Oeuvre peint et gravé, Éditions André Sauret, Monaco. ASIN B00166TYK4
 Henri Le Sidaner, 1862-1939 et la Bretagne : Exposition, Pont-Aven, Musée de Pont-Aven, 29 juin-30 septembre 2002 - Exhibition catalogue.
Bibliography
 Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner, Catalog raisonné of the Work of Henri Le Sidaner, Éditions André Sauret,(1989).
 Jean-François Mancel, Josette Galiègue, et al.,(2001) Henri le Sidaner en son jardin de Gerberoy, Éditions Monelle Hayot. Editions d'art Monelle Hayot. 
 Edith Marcq (2019), La Côte d'Opale et ses peintres au XIX ème siècle à la fin de l'entre-deux-guerres: l'individualité de son appellation à ses diverses représentations picturales,
 Véronique Bouruet Aubertot (2017), Impressionism: The Movement that Transformed Western Art, AVA Publishing SA, 
 Laura Gascoigne (2014), Henri Le Sidaner: the artist who fell between two schools, The Spectator magazine 10 May 2014.
 Heinz Widauer (2016), Ways of Pointillism: Seurat, Signac, Van Gogh, Hirmer. 
 Valentin Grivet (2020), French Painting: Franzosische Malerei, Pintura Francesa 1830–1920, Koenemann. 
 Alan Bowness, (1979), Post-Impressionism. Cross-Currents in European Painting, Royal Academy of Arts & Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London 

Illustrations of works (dem select)

 References 

 External links 

 Le Sidaner Website  (insyd French)
 lesjardinshenrilesidaner.fr

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