Guarisco Gallery 2012

116 Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin founding member of the Impressionist group, Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin is highly regarded for his Impressionistically rendered and brilliantly colored paintings of Paris and the countryside of central France. He was the painter most loyal to the tenets of Impressionism—a bright palette, vigorous brushwork, contemporary subjects, and plein air painting. In recent years, Guillaumin has been “rediscovered” and acknowledged for his importance within the Impressionist movement and as a major influence on several important Post-Impressionist artists including Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Signac, and Henri Matisse. His association with the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists was profound and long-lasting. He exhibited in the famous Salon des Réfusés in 1863, the first Impressionist group show in 1874, and an additional five more of the eight Impressionist shows. ( Exhibitions: Salon des Réfusés, Paris; Durand Ruel Gallery, Paris; Salon des Indépendants; Salon d’Automne) [ Museums: Musée de Louvre, Paris; Hermitage, St. Petersburg; High Mus. of Art, Atlanta; Nat. Gal. of Art, Wash., D.C.; Tate Gallery, London; Mus. of Fine Arts, Boston; Cleveland Mus. of Art; Detroit Institute of Arts] Armand Guillaumin’s later works were marked by a passion for and exploration of vibrant color, demonstrating his awareness of the work of the Fauves, or “Wild Beasts.” The loose, expressive brushwork and the thick application of paint known as impasto in La Roche de l'Echo reveal the influence of Vincent van Gogh, whom he admired. A