Laval biography

Charles Laval Charles Laval; On March 17, the work of Charles Laval is often underestimated, since his paintings have been preserved. What is interesting this talented, but early dead painter? Charles Laval. His father was an architect, so the boy was brought up and grew up in a creative environment. In childhood, he studied at the school of elegant arts with the teacher Leon Bonn Leon Bonnat, then he entered the private art workshop to Fernan Fernand Cormon.

The painting “The Landscape of Martinics”, Charles Laval quickly studied and at the summer put a landscape with a barbison look in the salon. The next time he was exhibited in the year, but in both cases critics met his work coldly. Then Laval, like many of his other colleagues, went to the colony of artists in Pont-Awen, located in Brittany in the north-west of France. The painting “Going to the market, Brittany”, here Charles Laval was waiting for an important acquaintance for his creative development.

He stopped in the boarding house, where Paul Gauguin was visiting Paul Gauguin. Although the latter did not communicate with any of the guests anymore, for a young colleague he made an exception. So the friendship, which lasted several years, originated. In search of new impressions, the artists went to Panama, dreaming of tropical idyll away from civilization. Reality met them with diseases and an acute lack of funds.

The painting "Bathing Women", Laval had to earn academic portraits of local residents, but there were few orders. Currently, these works have been lost. Soon, the artists moved to the island of Martinik, where Charles Laval was seriously ill and during the attack of fever almost committed suicide.

His friend, Paul Gauguin, returned to Brittany six months after leaving, and he himself lingered for a few more months. The painting “Two riders on the beach”, from Martinika Laval brought quite a few paintings and sketches made by unusually bright colors and energetic strokes. Gauguin, meanwhile, managed to converge with Emile Bernard. The three of these painters began to work on the principles of syntheticism, uniting the technical techniques of clouzonism, the simplicity and brightness of primitivism and attention to the inner world, characteristic of symbolism.

The results of the work were presented in the year at the exhibition "Impressionists and Sytonists" in the Parisian cafe of Volpini. Charles Laval selected nine paintings for her, but critics condemned him for the lack of an original style and imitation of Gauguin. The young painter, indeed, was influenced by a friend, and the similarity of their work was noticeable.

Subsequently, scammers used this, giving out Laval canvases for little -known Gauguin's works. The painting “Landscape on Martinic”, after a year, Charles Laval wrote less and less, as he suffered from consumption. At the same time, he moves away from Gauguin. The discord in their relationship came for personal reasons: both liked the sister of Emil Bernard Madeline, who preferred Laval.

Together, the couple went to Cairo to improve the health of the master, but their hopes did not materialize. The artist died of tuberculosis on April 27, barely having time to celebrate his birthday. The painting "Fence", after the death of Charles Laval, his name began to be forgotten. Gauguin attributed to himself the creation of synthetism and did not mention his friend anywhere.

But modern researchers note the significant contribution of this artist and the undoubted individuality of the works created on Martinics. Some of them are probably attributed to Gauguin and are waiting for a more accurate attribution. But such a modest heritage demonstrates a variety of styles and genres. Here are some of the most famous paintings of the painter: “Self -portrait” Work was given to Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh, who suggested several artists to exchange self -portraits.

He praised the picture of Laval, which theo wrote about. This picture is signed by the name of Gauguin, but researchers with confidence attribute it to Laval. Probably, the signature was forged due to a huge difference in price for the paintings of these artists. The work is written in unusual technique, close pointerism, only short vertical strokes are used instead of dots or small spots.

A dramatic work written a year before death and developing a religious theme. Despite the influence of Leon Bonn and Gauguin, the author’s personality is clearly visible here.