CREMIEUX, Édouard (1856–1944)

“Boat in the Harbor of Marseille”

Oil on cardboard,
Signed lower left, 

A beautiful work by the Marseille painter Édouard Crémieux depicting a boat in the harbor of Marseille. 
The artist has successfully captured a poetic atmosphere where the sky and the sea merge as one. The scene is likely set at the beginning or end of the day, when the sun is not yet at its strongest. The painter pays particular attention to the nuances of color. 

A student of Guindon, then of Ferdinand Cormon, Bouguereau, and Tony-Fleury at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Édouard Salomon Crémieux returned to Marseille, where he established himself as one of the masters of the Provençal School. He set up his studio at 1 Quai Rive Neuve in the Old Port.
He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1884 to 1914 and in regional exhibitions (Aix, Avignon, Nîmes, Marseille, etc.). He devoted himself to painting Provençal landscapes and scenes of daily life.
As a Jew, he was deported on April 29, 1944, from the Drancy camp to Auschwitz and was murdered upon arrival in May 1944, along with his wife.

His works are now housed in museums in Cannes, Cassis, Marseille, and elsewhere.

Note: Three corners were previously restored; this has no impact on the artwork and is concealed by the frame. 

This piece can be paired with the artist’s other painting currently for sale, “Corniche in Marseille.” 

Dimensions: 24 x 32.5 cm unframed and 40 x 48.5 cm with its modern wooden frame.

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