BARBERIIS Eugène de (1851-1937) 

"Blooming broom in Provence" 

Oil on panel, 
Signed lower right,
Old exhibition number on the back, 

Beautiful work by the Marseille painter Eugène de Barberiis which depicts a path lined with flowering broom and an oratory, most likely in the area around Sanary where the painter was a regular visitor. 
The painter undertakes in his Provençal landscapes a constant search for Mediterranean light. 
With a delicate brushstroke, Eugène de Barbériis strives to accurately represent Mediterranean vegetation such as the flowering broom here. 

A pupil of Bouguereau, Tony Robert-Fleury, Detaille and Berne-Bellecour, Eugène de Barberiis exhibited at the Salon des artistes français from 1878 to 1901. 
At the beginning, he mainly presented subjects showing the daily life of the military. In 1890, he returned to Marseille and turned to landscape painting. Subsequently, he settled in Sanary and painted its surroundings until the end of his life. 
In 1912, he showed 80 canvases illustrating the city of Marseille and its surroundings at the Galerie Centrales d'art moderne de Marseille. Our painting may have been presented on this occasion. 
A friend of local painters such as Jean Baptiste Olive and Édouard Crémieux, he participated in exhibitions and salons in the region. 

Dimensions: 17.5 x 26 cm without frame and 32 x 40 cm with its original giltwood frame. 

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