Aimé Daniel Steinlen (1923-1996) "The Sleeping Waters", oil on canvas signed

Aimé daniel steinlen (1923-1996) "dormant waters" Oil on canvas signed lower left. Titled on the back. 50 X 64.5 cm. Aimé-daniel steinlen was born in 1923 in saint-amand-les-eaux, in the north, and died in 1996. His family numbering no less than three painters, his path was naturally traced. Thus, after a year of medicine, he entered the national school of fine arts. Professor of drawing, printer, illustrator of art books, worthy successor of his great-uncle theophile alexandre steinlen - draftsman, engraver and lithographer - he inherited the love of his neighbor and his mastery of portraiture. Whether in a few strokes traced with a brush or thanks to the bite of his chisel, he gives everyone his share of truth, thus proving the superiority of painting over the immediacy of photography. But this man of the north is also a formidable colorist, known especially for his paintings, finding in the calm of his vendée house "the wide open spaces of flanders, the light in addition", following his own words. The maritime scenes, the great horizons under an autumn sun, on which stand out trees with branches lying by the wind, the land with deep ploughing enclosing the sweat of men, waiting for the alchemy of winter, are his favorite themes. He obtained many distinctions, Among others the national order of arts and letters and participated in many exhibitions and salons, both in france and abroad. His works are in numerous french and foreign collections. At the editions carré d'art, he illustrated the "garland of the dunes" by verhaeren, "yesterday and today" and "torchères" by hervé bazin.

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