L'avant printemps (Before Spring)

Painting

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Verostko Center for the Arts

Name/Title

L'avant printemps (Before Spring)

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.64

Description

Trees with pastel, feathery limbs along a riverbank

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Michael J. and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Collection

Cataloged By

Ava Tine

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Credit Line

Saint Vincent Art & Heritage Collections; Gift of Michael and Aimee Rusinko Kakos

Made/Created

Artist

Montézin, Pierre Eugène

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

lower left

Transcription

'Montézin'

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Width

29 in

Accessories

Accessory

Frame

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Sotheby’s, New York, Sept. 12, 2006, Lot 114

Exhibition

Impressionist Legacies, St. Vincent College

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Painting has been authenticated by Mr. Cyril Montezin, 2006.

Note Type

Artist’s Intent Note

Note

"Building upon the immediacy and spontaneity of his Impressionist predecessors, Montézin committed himself to revealing the ways in which humans, animals, and the natural world are endlessly intertwined. He demonstrated an adept ability to render the atmospheric effects of light, diversity of native foliage, and the quotidian routines of an agrarian world animated by the changing seasons" (Impressionist Legacies 40).

Created By

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Create Date

September 23, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 23, 2026