21-1/4 x 28-1/2 in. (canvas) 29 x 36 in. (framed)
signed l.l.: [G & L design] inscribed and signed on central vertical strectcher bar: No. 5 Chênes et myrtilles George Lacombe
The Holliday Collection
By descent to the artist's daughter, Sylvie Mora-Lacombe; {1} (Galerie Urban, Paris, France); acquired by W. J. Holliday [1895-1977], Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1960; {2} bequeathed to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1979 (79.258) {1} As noted in Joëlle Ansieau, Georges Lacombe 1868-1916: catalogue raisonné, Paris 1998, catalogue no. 96 (illustrated) Ansieau had sustained contact over many years with the artists two daughters: Sylvie [born 1898] and Nigelle [born 1900]. {2} As cited in Ellen Wardwell Lee, The Aura of neo-Impressionism: The W. J. Holliday Collection, Indianapolis, 1983, pp. 120-123 (illustrated)
The dotted brushwork of Neo-Impressionism is well suited to the dappled light of this landscape, where the sunshine is filtered by the oak trees, casting contrasts of light and shadow on the forest floor.
Lacombe was a latecomer to Neo-Impressionism, taking up the style years after the Symbolist painting and sculpture for which he is best known. Influenced by his friend Théo van Rysselberghe, Belgium’s leading Neo-Impressionist, Lacombe worked in this mode from 1905 through 1907.
The site of the landscape is the forest of Écouves in Normandy, where Lacombe moved in 1897, detaching himself from the artistic developments in Paris and Brittany that had colored his earlier career.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
The Aura of Neo-Impressionism: The W.J. Holliday Collection
David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago
January 14, 1988 - March 6, 1988
The Aura of Neo-Impressionism: The W.J. Holliday Collection
Dixon Gallery and Gardens
September 15, 1987 - November 8, 1987
The Aura of Neo-Impressionism: The W.J. Holliday Collection
Chrysler Museum of Art
June 26, 1987 - August 23, 1987
The Aura of Neo-Impressionism: The W.J. Holliday Collection
High Museum of Art
March 24, 1987 - May 17, 1987
The Aura of Neo-Impressionism: The W.J. Holliday Collection
New Orleans Museum of Art
November 15, 1986 - February 8, 1987
Indianapolis Museum of Art
January 26, 1983 - March 20, 1983
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