As June arrives in full bloom, we celebrate the radiance, colour and beauty of a variety of flowers. This month's selection brings together works by Jules Cavaillès (pictured above), Serge Mendjisky, and Claude Venard, and a still life by our Artist of the Month, Ismael González De la Serna.
Serge Mendjisky
Bouquet de fleurs sur la terrasse
Oil on canvas: 60 cm x 30 cm
Framed size: 76 cm x 46 cm
Signed
Claude Venard
Bouquet de Fleurs
Oil on canvas: 74 cm x 60 cm
Framed size: 94 cm x 80 cm
Signed
Artist of the Month
Ismael González De la Serna (1898-1968)
Ismael González De la Serna was born in 1898 in Granada, Spain. He began painting and drawing when he was nine years old. While in school, he became friends with Federico Garcia Lorca, later to become a famous poet. Indeed, it was de la Serna who in 1918 illustrated the cover of Garcia Lorca's first book, Impresiones y Paisajes. De la Serna pursued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Granada, where he learned the traditional rules of composition, form, and colour.
Pictured: Ismael González de la Serna, Still Life with Violin, oil on canvas: 60 cm x 48 cm (framed size: 78 cm x 66 cm), signed and dated 1924.
