Eugène Ciceri. French. 1813-1890.
Normandy Landscape. 1872. Watercolor. 8 1/2 x 11/ Signed and dated, lower right. Excellent condition. The brownish area along the right-hand side is a reflection, and is not in the watercolor itself. $1,250.
Eugène was born in Paris on January 27, 1813. His father was the landscape artist Pierre Charles Cicéri (1782-1868) and Eugène received his earliest training with him. Pierre specialized in landscape painting and was chief set designer for the Paris Opera. As with many important artists of this period, Eugène was greatly influenced by the Barbizon artists and spent much of his time in Fontainebleau and Marlotte painting the picturesque countryside. In 1851 he exhibited his first work at the Paris Salon and in 1852 his Salon entry entitled: Vue Prise au bord di Loing earned him a Second Class medal.
Along with landscape painting, Cicéri was an accomplished watercolorist, lithographer, muralist and, like his father, stage set designer.
Listing of works in public collections:
Paysage – Chartres
Intérieur d’ écurie – La Harve
Chemin forestier – Limoges
Bords du Loing – Mulhouse
Rue en Normandie – Mulhouse
Un lac tranquille – Perpignan
La Seine a Saint-Ouen – Troyes
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