Serge Belloni Le peintre de Paris (1925-2005) - La Rue Piat oil on panel circa 1980

Serge Belloni Le peintre de Paris (1925-2005) - La Rue Piat oil on panel circa 1980

Serge Belloni, nicknamed Le Peintre de Paris, devoted his life as a painter to transcribing the face of Paris, day after day, in all weathers.

This beautiful painting shows a view of Rue Piat in Belleville (Paris). Serge Belloni is fond of autumn, early winter and trees stripped of their leaves, allowing him to show the architecture and soul of beautiful Paris.

Sizes unframed: H 11.81 In. - W 14.74 In.

Sizes framed:     H 19.68 In. - W 23.62 In.

Excellent condition, we offer this painting in its original condition.

Biography:

Serge Belloni (1925-2005), known as the Painter of Paris, was born in Piacenza, Italy, on February 25, 1925, and died in Menton on October 28, 2005.

He was the son of upholsterer Luigi Belloni and Elvira Belloni born Molinari.

He arrived in Paris in 1933, where he studied painting at the renowned Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris.

In 1946, at the age of 21, he organized his first exhibition in Paris. From then on, he lived solely and uncompromisingly from his painting, carrying, as he likes to say, his cross every day. He works every day, in every season, without ever stopping, as if life were slipping away from him at every moment. He works in all weathers. He paints "from the motif".

Numerous trips to Holland enabled him to study the secrets of the Flemish masters.

He worked on rediscovering ancient techniques, which he continued to perfect. His technique is egg painting.

Museums :

Serge Belloni's paintings can be found in the most important collections: Paris, Milan, Moscow, New York...

First prize for painting at Versailles (1949), prize of Marie Bashkirtseff (1952), Silver Medal of the City of Paris, Vermeil Medal of the City of Paris (1980).

Carnavalet Museum, Paris, where several of these works are held.

CA' Pesaro Museum, Venice.

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