PAILLER Henri French Painting 20th Century Crozant School Le Moulin in La Creuse Oil Signed

PAILLER Henri (1876/1954)
The mill in the Creuse.
Oil on canvas signed lower left.
50x65 cm
PAILL Henry
Born in Poitiers in 1876 / Died in 1954.
Painter of history, landscapes, urban landscapes, landscapes of water.
Pupil of Bonnat at the School of Fine Arts in Paris, Henri Pailler is in fact the pupil of Armand Guillaumin. More modest and less ambitious than his comrades Friesz, Marquet and Dufy met at the Bonnat workshop, he preferred the classic impressionism of Guillaumin the master of Crozant whom he accompanied in the Creuse. Still very young, Henri Pailler, aware of the privilege of frequenting Guillaumin, received his lessons like a real treasure. On the other hand, to ensure daily income, he taught drawing in Poitiers where he quickly succeeded in making teaching a hobby and painting a profession. Throughout his life he will seek neither recognition nor laurels for his landscapes which only change with the slow rhythm of the seasons. Henri Pailler nevertheless succeeded, despite his position as a follower, in asserting his own personality.
His most frequent subjects are views of Crozant and the surroundings of Poitiers, until his appointment as drawing teacher in Roubaix. Then appear views of the north of France, and during his vacation, views of the south. Henri Pailler will always keep a preference for Crozant and its Creuse. Henri Pailler made his debut at the Salon des Indépendants in 1903 with 7 landscapes, and in 1904 with 7 others.
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