Emile Friant.
I won't go into analyzing his work..I could ramble on for hours about how gorgeous the brushwork is and how some of it, particularly the works that contain a singular figure are so hauntingly photographic it just baffles that the rest of the image is slurry and faded out. See? I can't help myself.
Yet I will say that he's a brilliant blend of all the qualities I love about Waterhouse, Sargent and Cabanel. I'm surprised I've never heard of this guy because he was a supreme talent and I have a serious soft spot for the French Realist painters. Actually a soft-spot is being mild...I have an undying burning obsessive lusting passion for the French Realist movement. I will definitely be on the hunt for his work in my future travels.
I will leave you with some of his goodies...
"Jeune Nancienne dans un paysage de neige" 1887
"La petite barque"
"The Expiation"
"Voyage a l'Infini" 1899
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| "Cast Shadows" |
"La Bande a Galle"
Autoportrait
