view additional image 1
View in a Room ArtworkView in a Room Background
view additional image 3
view additional image 4
view additional image 5
211 Views
84

VIEW IN MY ROOM

The cathedral n°3 Print

Fabienne Monestier

France

Open Edition Prints Available:
info-circle

Select a Material

info-circle

Fine Art Paper

Fine Art Paper

Select a Size

8 x 10 in ($40)

8 x 10 in ($40)

Add a Frame

info-circle

White ($80)

Black ($80)

White ($80)

Natural Wood ($80)

Metal: Light Pewter ($150)

Metal: Dark Pewter ($150)

No Frame

$120USD
Primary imagePrimary imagePrimary imagePrimary imagePrimary image Trustpilot Score
211 Views
84

Artist Recognition

link - Featured in the Catalog

Featured in the Catalog

link - Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured in a collection

About The Artwork

"The cathédral n°3", acrylic and wax pastels on canvas, 54X65 cm Although I am more of a flower painter, I also like to explore other subjects, always in a gestural style, such as abstract painting or architecture. Painting modern cities or elements of historical architecture, it doesn't matter. These constructions are witnesses to the existence of human beings. This piece is part of a new series inspired by the french writer and artist Victor Hugo, and by his famous book "Notre dame de Paris". This famous cathedral recently suffered a serious fire, but it remains a major element of our historical architecture. The style of the Victor Hugo's book "Notre Dame de Paris", is romanticism style, but the true one, dramatical, which is the antithesis of classicism. Evoking the dramatic romanticism of the cathedral as seen by Victor Hugo allows this architectural vision to be interpreted in a gestural and modern way. I feel authorised to interpret it in my own very contemporary and personal way. This painting is made in a gestural, modern, spontaneous style. It's made with acrylic in an intuitive way. This painting plays with the pictural language : colors, forms and shapes, graphism, lines. Main colors are dark blue and violet, strong orange and reds, with some touched of mauve, turquoise... Highlights of wax pastels animate the pictorial surface with graphics The painting will be delivered signed on the front and on the back, ready to hang with a system on the back, with an invoice and a signed certificate of authenticity. Shipping carefully packed and tracked.

Details & Dimensions

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:8 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:13.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in

Shipping & Returns

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.

I was born in 1962. I'm a professional artist, based in France.in the Loire Valley. I live and work in Vouvray, (land of good white wines, sparkling or still, dry or sweet) in Touraine, in a very pretty troglodyte dwelling, typical of the Loire Valley. I studied Fine Arts at the Institute of Visual Arts in Orleans where I entered with a file of floral illustrations for fabrics and an experimental feature film in video. Finally, I studied printmaking, experimental cinema, and photography. But what I liked best, in cinema, was drawing storyboards! I obtained High School Art Diploma (DNSEP, equivalent to a Master's degree) in 1989. As I student in Fine Arts, I started studying lyrical singing at the Orléans Conservatory, right next to the IAV. I had studied solfège and piano as a child, which made it easier for me to resume my musical studies later on! I spent some time in harmony and composition classes, but I soon realised that music as a composer would not be my means of expression. In 1991, on the advice of my singing teacher, I had an audition at the Tours Opera House, and I was hired in the Professional Choir where I still sing! I am a gourmand of pictorial techniques and subjects. Everything is likely to interest me one day. The human figure, landscapes, seascapes, forests, and now, flowers. Schematically, to sum up, after having done very dark and serious works in my youth, the more I advance in life, the more I find myself with a pronounced taste for beauty, colour and life! I love to explore painting techniques. It is for me an endless journey, filled with the happiness of accomplishment, the enjoyment of inventiveness, creativity! I couldn't live without creating. Creation is my vital engine, the source of my energy. Giving matter to, giving birth to, making with my hands, imagining, letting my eyes dream. Creating … In my second profession, as a lyrical singer, I am an interpreter of music, scores, composers. I am one of the tools of conductors (like soloists, instrumentalists, all choristers). Whereas in my job as a painter and drawer, I am a CREATOR. But my lyrical singer job balances me and brings me the pleasure of being on stage, in performance, in front of spectators, singing and dancing as part of a team, doing sensitive and artistic collective work. On the other hand, the fine arts, for me, can only be practiced in the solitude of the studio.

Artist Recognition

Featured in the Catalog

Featured in Saatchi Art's printed catalog, sent to thousands of art collectors

Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection

Thousands Of Five-Star Reviews

We deliver world-class customer service to all of our art buyers.

globe

Global Selection

Explore an unparalleled artwork selection by artists from around the world.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Our 14-day satisfaction guarantee allows you to buy with confidence.

Support An Artist With Every Purchase

We pay our artists more on every sale than other galleries.

Need More Help?

Enjoy Complimentary Art Advisory Contact Customer Support