Claude Chevalley (artist)
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Claude Chevalley (French: [ʃəvalɛ]; born in 1944, Paris, France, is an Artist, making distinct visual contributions as an Impressionist Painter working in oil, pastels, aquarelle and lithography. Most known for his landscape paintings his works include interiors and portraits.
Life[edit]
Chevalley was educated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. For a number of years his career focused on advertising and publishing. In 1995 at the request of Prince Rainier III of Monaco, Chevalley spent a year as the “official artist”. He exhibitions are international from The United States, throughout Europe to Japan. In Europe Chevalley’s collection of pastels were sought after in Monaco. In the mid 1990’s in the United States, Chevalley’s pastels were showcased at Bouley Restaurant, in TriBeCa, Lower Manhattan, New York. Lauded by Chef David Bouley, he commissioned Chevalley to create four large scale oil paintings of French landscapes: Gorde, Sisteron, Saint-Tropez and the Abbaye du Thoronet, for his namesake restaurant. Their bold visual presence depicted in numerous articles like The New York Times and Michelin Guides has garnered Chevalley further adulation.[1][2]
Styles and Techniques[edit]
Chevalley’s style of painting shifted from Realism to Primitivism to Impressionism. “Claude Chevally did not start out painting landscapes, but upon discovering what Impressionists had laid their claim to fame on—that perfect light of Provence—his artistic focus was forever changed. “In Paris, shadows are grey; they have no color,” says Claude. “In Provence, the shadow of a tree can be red or blue; it is a complementary color altered by an intangible element in the light there.”[3] [4]
Rather than using photos as a reference, Chevalley relies on his sketches and preliminary paintings completed on location, working throughout the day as the light changes. His landscapes trace the seasons and seem to emanate a light of their own.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/dining/bouley-restaurant-review.html, Image 4
- ↑ http://world-visits.blogspot.com/2014/07/bouley-restaurants.html
- ↑ Hautlife (Winter/Fall, 2009-2010), p. 11.
- ↑ http://meethautelife.com/pdf/Bouley%20S10.pdf Pages 3,6
- ↑ https://www.auction.fr/_en/lot/claude-chevalley
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