René Levrel (1900-1981) - "The Booksellers of Paris"
Small oil painting on canvas
by René Levrel (1900-1981)"The Bouquinistes of Paris, along the banks of the River Seine"
Good condition. Slight deformations of the canvas.
Size: 14 x 24 cm.
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Biography
René Joseph Marie Levrel :
Born March 12, 1900 in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique). Died in 1981. French.
Painter of typical subjects, animated landscapes, urban landscapes, flowers, engraver.
He had a scholarship from the government of Algeria and was a resident of the Villa Abd el Tif, between 1928 and 1930. Exhibitor of the Salon des Indépendants from 1925, he was also a member of the Salon d'Automne. He was featured in the exhibition entitled " From Bonnard to Baselitz at the National Library in Paris in 1992. He showed his works in personal exhibitions, notably in 1973.
Living for a long time on the Quai de la Tournelle in Paris, he painted many Parisian sites. A traveler, he also painted the quays of the Thames in London and the port of Amsterdam.