L'Estaminet. The Bar. by Marcel Gromaire, 1892-1971

Marcel Gromaire, 1892-1971
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L'Estaminet. The Bar.

Original etching in black ink. 1952. Signed in pencil. Numbered in pencil from the edition of 50. (There were also 10 artist's proofs). Printed by the artist.
Ref: F. Gromaire - Marcel Gromaire L? Oeuvre Gravé no 139

Excellent very strong impression. On pale cream stiff wove pa per. Excellent condition. Full margins. Sheet: 12 3/8 x 17 1 /2ins. Plate: 7 3/4 x 10 1/8 ins. (198x257mm)

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Like Forain Gromaire was an artist who was totally individual in his approach to style and form. Influenced in his youth by the ideas of both Fauvism and of Cubism it was in the period just after the First War that he developed his very personal handling. The stylised, angular shapes have a powerful plasticity giving his drawing a strong quality of spatial definition. At the same time he used very well observed gesture and pose to establish the atmosphere of his theme.

Many of his finest works both in the 20?s and 30?s, and in his late period when his control of style remained clear and constant, have their root in his observation of the way of life of the city. This study of people in a cheap bar shows clearly the unique and personal strength of his work, and especially of his etching, probably the most admired medium in his work.