Charles WITTMANN ( 1876-1953). - Lot 472

Charles WITTMANN ( 1876-1953). "Market at the foot of Toul Cathedral". Dated 1930. Wash signed, framed under glass. Dimensions: 64.5 x 49.5 cm Painter, engraver, born in Remiremont in 1876, he died in Salins les Bains in 1953. He was the son of Ernest Wittmann, himself a painter and sculptor. The Wittmann family settled in Nancy in 1884, where Charles spent part of his youth, attending the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under the guidance of Prouvé. In 1894, he joined Carrière's studio at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He lived in Paris for 18 years, with short stays in Nancy. He appeared at the Paris Salon from 1902 to 1914 with lively scenes of the Parisian street. He painted streets, boulevards, squares, markets and festivals, as well as interior scenes and landscapes. He exhibited at the Nancy and Remiremont Salons (landscapes, city views, Un soir de 14 juillet, La vieille église Saint-Jean de Troyes....). From 1912 onwards, he travelled extensively in France, Italy, Flanders and Spain, a country that made a particular impression on him. When he settled in Besançon in 1920, the Spanish city became his favorite subject. His work can be found at the Musée de l'Ecole de Nancy with Jardin public 1902, in Epinal: La vieille église Saint Jean de Troyes and Remiremont: Le Pont Marie in Paris. Bibl.: Harcos "Peintres et graveurs lorrains" (Lorraine painters and engravers) Source: Art Lorrain. Consultant : Mr. Robert Leterrier