The Mediterranean House - Original signed-numbered lithograph - René Génis - EA

The mediterranean house - original signed-numbered lithograph - rené génis - ea. 65 X 47 cm. Rene genis. Back from indochina in metropolitan france in 1931, rené genis' family settled first in gironde, in blaye, then in arcachon, and finally in 1937 in paris. Enrolled at the school of applied arts in paris, genis took refuge in 1940 with his family in bordeaux where he attended the school of fine arts. Back in paris, he entered the école nationale des arts décoratifs where he met andré brasilier, bernard cathelin, paul guiramand and guy bardone. His teachers were jules cavaillès, françois desnoyer and maurice brianchon. In 1950, he obtained the first diploma in decorative painting (albert marquet promotion) in the studio of marcel gromaire (1892-1961). He assisted jean lurçat for some time in the realization of his tapestry cartoons. From that time, rené genis presented his paintings at the salon de la jeune peinture, and he received the prize in 1960. For forty years, he exhibited regularly at the salon comparaisons in maurice boitel's group. He was also a member of the société des peintres-graveurs français. A member of the salon d'automne, genis soon acquired international fame and his paintings were exhibited in galleries in new york, tokyo, essen, lausanne, geneva, taipei, and many museums, both french and foreign, now own his works. René genis was influenced by the group of poetic reality with christian caillard, jules cavaillès, raymond legueult, roger limouse, roland oudot, andré planson, etc. The swiss painter andry admits to having been influenced by him. Specialist in still life and landscape, his art denotes an ease and rigor of drawing, relying on the talent of the colorist who asserts himself with delicacy and elegance. The density of contrasts is served by a certain simplification of forms and a flattening of pure colors where light bursts.