Lavis à l'encre de Chine: Ink Wash Painting - Andre Planson (1898-1981)

This superb ink wash painting by Andre Planson (1898-1981) is of a village on a river, with the perspective from the bank opposite. It is signed in the lower left. Note age marks as per photos. Unframed.

André Planson (1898-1981) was a distinguished French painter, watercolorist, illustrator, and designer. Born on April 10, 1898, in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, Seine-et-Marne, Planson devoted himself to painting full-time following World War I. He refined his craft under the guidance of landscape artist Paul Meslé and at the Académie Ranson with Denis. His studies extended to the Louvre, and he later imparted his knowledge at the Académie Julian in Paris. 

Planson's oeuvre spans allegorical subjects, figures, nudes, portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, seascapes, and murals. His work is often associated with "Poetic Reality," blending traditional techniques with elements of Fauvism and influences from Courbet. Recognized for his contributions to the arts, Planson was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur and became a member of the Institut de France in 1960.

His landscapes of Île de France, Provence, and Brittany, as well as his nudes and decorative compositions, have garnered high praise and are highly valued.

Among the notable works by André Planson, the most valuable ones include: - Champagne (Oil on canvas) sold for FRF 37,000 in Paris, June 2001. - The Rance near Dinard (Oil on canvas) also sold for FRF 37,000 in Paris, June 2001. - Bather at the Mirror (Oil on canvas) fetched EUR 4,900 in Paris, June 2003.

Additionally, a noteworthy watercolor: - House at Mérindol, Vaucluse (1948, watercolor) was sold for FRF 5,000 in Paris, October 1999.