Michel RODDE (1913-2009), countryside landscape painting "The road".

RODDE (Michel), painter born April 27, 1913 in La Grand-Combe (Gard) and died February 20, 2009 in Aiguèze (Gard).
It was during the occupation that he discovered painting. In 1946, a civil servant in the diplomatic administration, he also followed Mac-Avoy's classes at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. The Othon-Friesz prize obtained in 1952 jointly with Jean Commère made him known to art lovers and critics. In 1956, he resigned to fill the post left vacant by Robert Humblot at the school of crafts and then in 1965, he succeeded Jean Aujame at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. The freedom of his touch creates admiration. Michel Rodde became renowned for giving birth to his subjects by sublimating them with contrasts of light and shadow.
Many French museums keep his works, including the Granet museum in Aix-en-Provence, the Calvet museum in Avignon, the modern art museum of the city of Paris, etc. Renowned private collections own his paintings in the image from that of Jacqueline Kennedy.
This superb work, an oil on canvas from the 1970s titled "The Road", depicts a countryside landscape. The technique and the color palette are typical of the talent of this fine artist.
Work in good condition in a nice frame. Dimensions: Height 50cm. Width 61 cm (69.5 cm x 80.5 cm with its frame). Signature of the artist lower left. Mention of the title "La route" by the artist on the back of the canvas.
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