Guarisco Gallery 2012

115 Pierre-Eugène Montézin (Fr., 1874-1946) An Italian Port signed, o/c 23-1/2” x 28-1/2” (38” x 43” fr.) Pierre Montézin was one of many artists who continued to work in the style of Impressionism while Cubism, Surrealism, and Expressionism became the cutting edge of modernism. He independently studied various techniques and styles, especially the grand masters of Impressionism and their successors, particularly Monet, Sisley, and van Gogh. He developed a relaxed and flowing style rooted in sensory perceptions of the environment. n 1934, Montézin traveled to Brittany and then Italy on a long tour that included three months spent in Venice. The works created on this trip appeared in 1936 at the Galerie du Journal along the Champs Elysées. His work, An Italian Port, was produced during this period. Very characteristic of Montézin’s devotion to Impressionism, the picture was painted out- of-doors, with loose, expressive brushwork, and the warm bright colors of the high-keyed Impressionist palette. I