"Brittany, beach" - original title

(1874 Breslau – 1972 New York) "Brittany, Beach." Original title. This post-impressionist motif by Spiro was created at the peak of his artistic career with broad and powerful brushstrokes. Spiro, a student of Franz von Stuck, became a member of the Berlin Secession in 1904. In 1906, he went to Paris, where he stayed until 1914, leaving his exhibition activities in Germany. In France, Spiro belonged to the circle of artists at the legendary "Café du Dôme," where his long friendship with Hans Purrmann began, and he was influenced by the Post-Impressionists, the Matisse Academy, and the Nabis. Subsequently, also becoming involved in the art scene of the 1930s, Spiro exhibited at the Salon d’Automne, founded in 1903, among others. Oil, cardboard (supplier’s label Schneider & Co. Inc., New York). Signed and dated (19)29. Inscriptions on two exhibition labels on the reverse. 37.8 cm x 46 cm. Framed. Literature: Wilko von Abercron: Eugen Spiro – Reflection of His Era. Drachen Verlag, Alsbach 1990. Catalogue raisonné, number A-29-6.