DUMONT Pierre Painting 20th century Paris the Pont Neuf on the Seine Painting Oil on canvas signed

DUMONT Pierre (1884/1936)
Paris the Pont Neuf on the Seine.
Oil on canvas signed lower left.
65x80 cm
DUMONT Pierre
Born March 29, 1884 in Paris / Died April 9, 1936 in Paris.
Painter of landscapes, urban landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, flowers. Expressionist.
Pierre DUMONT is one of the most original and most unknown painters of the Rouen school. Having come to Paris at a very young age, Pierre DUMONT lived there poorly in the La Ruche district, then returned to Rouen around 1905, he painted very colorful landscapes, in an oily and thick paste spread out on the canvas as if he was sculpting his vision. To contain his “Fauve” temperament, Pierre DUMONT entered the Rouennaise Academy of Joseph Delattre, then founded with artist friends and writers the group of XXX which in 1909 became the Norman Society of Modern Painting. His first paintings were marked by the influences of Van Gogh and Cézanne. From around 1910 Pierre DUMONT began to paint Rouen cathedral, from 1914 to 1919 he mainly painted the streets of Montmartre, Notre Dame cathedral, the bridges of Paris and the banks of the Seine. From 1911 to 1916, Pierre DUMONT lived at the Bateau-Lavoir where he became friends with Picasso who kept a workshop there. Pierre Dumont made his first solo exhibition at the Galerie Malpel in 1914, where the vigor and intensity of his landscapes, particularly in Paris, struck critics and the public. In 1927 Pierre DUMONT suffered his first mental crisis, but once recovered, his exhibition at Durand-Ruel was a great success. From 1929 the health of Pierre DUMONT declined and hemiplegia deprived him of his right hand; he now paints clumsy canvases with his left hand which will harm his work which, in its best period remains to be discovered
Museums: Musée national d'art moderne, Paris, Musée de Montmartre, Paris, Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen, Musée d'art moderne de Troyes., Musée des beaux-arts de Dijon, Musée des beaux-arts de Menton, Collection “Painting in Normndie”, Regional Council of Lower Normandy, Caen, Prefecture of Cantal, Aurillac, Consulate General of France, Rio de Janeiro, Musée du Petit Palais, Geneva, Milwaukee Art Museum (Wisconsin).
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