Andre Chabert

This original oil painting landscape created in 1942 by Andre Chabert, depicts a French stone farm set in the scenic surroundings of Grenoble, once the capital of Dauphiné. Painted on wood and signed by the artist, it also includes a handwritten note in French on the back: Type Ferme Dauphinoise (surroundings of Grenoble) Reconstitution.

Andre Leon Chabert was a French painter and poster and advertising designer. He was born in Grenoble on February 6, 1895. A pupil of the landscape painter André Albertin, he regularly exhibited oil and watercolour landscapes at the Salon of the Society of Friends of the Arts in his hometown from 1919. He combined his artistic career with his professional activity as an architect.

Andre Leon died in Grenoble on January 20, 1961.

Sources: Pierre Le Quéau, 20 ans de sociologie de l'art: Bilan et perspectives (1985); Archives de France.

Artist: Andre Chabert (1895 - 1961)
Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Medium: Oil on canvas.
Condition: Very good condition.
Dimensions: 30 x 50 cm. / 12 x 19 ¾ in.
Frame: 43 x 62 cm. / 17 x 24 ½ in. Wood, very good condition.
Origin: France.