{"product_id":"antique-french-landscape-oil-painting-by-guerin-le-guay-early-20th-century","title":"Antique French Landscape Oil Painting by Guérin Le Guay – Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"482\"\u003eAbout the artist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eAndré Guérin Le Guay (1872–1945) was a French painter primarily active in the late 19th and first half of the 20th century. Often referred to as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\"little master of Montmartre,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e he is best known for his atmospheric landscapes and seascapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eHis work is mainly in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003epost-impressionist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emovement, with touches of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eArt Nouveau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estyle visible in some of his compositions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"dRGdMd_w,dRGdMd_x\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=dRGdMd_v\/TKHnVd\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wJwe6c\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iFMVXd\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IjM6od\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eVenice and the Navy:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e The city of the Doges is one of his most recurring subjects. He painted numerous views of the lagoon, gondolas, and churches like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eSanta Maria della Salute,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e often playing on the mist and reflections of the water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBRAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eGenre Scenes and Figures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e In addition to seascapes, he explored scenes with figures, sometimes in a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eneoclassical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estyle, such as his paintings depicting women on stairs or caravans by the sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBRAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eTechniques:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e He was equally skilled in oil on canvas as he was in watercolor and gouache on paper or cardboard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"dRGdMd_1d,dRGdMd_1e\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=dRGdMd_1c\/TKHnVd\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wJwe6c\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IjM6od\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e Born in Paris in 1872, he was the son of Charlotte Le Guay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBxAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eAnchored in Montmartre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e He lived and worked in the heart of Parisian artistic life, notably at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e29 rue Gabrielle in Montmartre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"dF3vjf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBxAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eRecognition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e Although considered a niche artist, his works are present in some public collections, notably at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eMuseum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Saint-Étienne,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e which holds a watercolor entitled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003eLandscape with Silhouetted Figures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wJwe6c\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"IjM6od\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"482\"\u003eA richly atmospheric French landscape by listed artist Guérin Le Guay, a painter born in 1872 and known for his evocative European scenes and masterful use of light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"787\"\u003eThis piece captures a moody riverside setting beneath a luminous sky, where softened clouds and reflections dissolve into one another in a way that feels both grounded and dreamlike. A distant boat and architectural forms emerge gently through the haze, giving the composition depth without heaviness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003eWhat makes this painting exceptional is its surface — thick, expressive oil work layered over time, creating a tactile, almost sculptural quality. The patina, subtle crackling, and tonal harmony speak to its age and authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003eLe Guay’s work has appeared at auction consistently since the 1990s, and he is represented in the collection of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Saint-Étienne Métropole. His subjects often included Venetian scenes, French ports, and atmospheric landscapes such as this — always with a sensitivity to light and mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1458\"\u003eThis is a piece that anchors a space quietly but powerfully — timeless, European, and deeply collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1528\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1489\"\u003eSTYLE \/ ART MOVEMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003ePost-Impressionist\u003cbr data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003eFrench School\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1533\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1565\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1542\"\u003eERA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1545\"\u003eEarly 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1570\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1913\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1572\" data-end=\"1583\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1586\"\u003eArtist: Guérin Le Guay (French, b. 1872)\u003cbr data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1629\"\u003eMedium: Oil on canvas\u003cbr data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1653\"\u003eCondition: Age-appropriate wear; visible texture, patina, and minor surface irregularities consistent with early 20th century works\u003cbr data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1787\"\u003eFrame: Unframed\u003cbr data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1805\"\u003eSize: Approx. 12 x 8 inches (unframed)\u003cbr data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1846\"\u003eOrigin: France\u003cbr data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003eNotes: Retains original gallery label on reverse\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parisienne Farmgirl's Everyday Château","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53922964373814,"sku":null,"price":685.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/9732\/4342\/files\/IMG_0576.heic?v=1781128795","url":"https:\/\/parisiennefarmgirl.shop\/products\/antique-french-landscape-oil-painting-by-guerin-le-guay-early-20th-century","provider":"Parisienne Farmgirl's Everyday Château","version":"1.0","type":"link"}