GARD LÉON (1901-1979) "Path And Pond In Underbrush" Isle Adam Tulle Paris Park

His friend and patron, LOUIS Metman, director of the Museum of Decorative Arts, then granted him a pension so that he could paint in Toulon. The economic crisis of 1931 forced the painter to find a job in a painting restoration workshop of which he would become the boss. At the same time, he continues to send his works to the Salon de la Nationale and to exhibit in particular at the Galerie Charpentier and Bernheim in Paris. LÉON Gard is a great colorist who strives to represent what he sees with accuracy in compositions where he sometimes expresses his love of precise outline, detail, the weight of things; other times, in a broader way, he surrenders to his love of atmosphere and colorful vibrations; finally, he tries on a few occasions to merge these two almost irreconcilable problems in.