1 - Raoul Edmond Marie (1852-1925) | French

Raoul Edmond Marie (1852-1925) | French Sunlit Towpath on the Seine, 1892 Oil on Canvas Signed: Signed and dated ‘Raoul Marie 92’ (lower right). Dimensions: Framed: 50 × 67 cm | 19.7 × 26.4 in Artwork: 38 × 55 cm | 15 × 21.7 in Provenance: Acquired in France. Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Oil on canvas, unlined, on what appears to be the original stretcher. The paint layer is stable with a fine network of age craquelure, most visible in the sky; light surface dirt and some rubbing to the edges where the frame sits. Presented in a painted wooden frame with wear to the finish. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report. Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is, in the condition described. The condition summary is given as a courtesy; a full condition report is available on request before the sale. Attributions are governed by our Terms and Conditions. All enquiries must be made before bidding; no further information can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid you confirm that you have read and accept our Terms and Conditions in full, as set out in the terms of this sale. Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Full shipping and export information is available on request. -- A quiet reach of the Seine on a summer afternoon: the towpath runs along the right bank under a tall plane tree, its shadow broken into pools of sunlight, while poplars and willows close the far bank and a brick wall and gate-pier mark the edge of a riverside property. The water is still, the sky a pale haze. Painted in 1892, it is a typical subject for Raoul Edmond Marie, who spent his life at Bougival, downstream from Paris, and painted the river and its banks between Bougival and Saint-Germain-en-Laye for four decades. Marie (1852–1925) belongs to the generation that followed Sisley and Monet to the Seine villages, but his manner stays closer to the plein-air realism of the 1880s than to Impressionism: an even, careful light, firm drawing of trees and buildings, and a palette of greens and greys enlivened by the flecks of sun on the path. He exhibited in Paris, notably at the Salon des Indépendants.