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Marie-Claude Bosc Depretz

The 2009 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition - Collective Exhibition
August 14 - September 2, 2009 Reception: Thursday August 20, 2009 6-8 PM

Press Release

The charming paintings of Marie-Claude Bosc Depretz evoke a knowingly nostalgic vision of Parisian life and landmarks.  Almost naïve in style, the figures that populate this world are modern and so they ground the compositions in the present. However, with the most delicate of brushstrokes, subtle colors are blended to create a harmonious palette, which adds to the sense of nostalgia. Bosc’s handling of the oils is reminiscent of watercolor, creating sensitive variations in tone and shade.

 

Marie-Claude Bosc Depretz lives and works in Paris, France.


Artist Statement

I have been Parisian since my early childhood and have always been fascinated by the charm and lights of Paris' old neighborhoods . I populate brasseries, bistros, back streets and gardens with individuals half-way between comic-book characters and caricatures, sometimes touching and often humorous. My art evokes a mixture of childhood nostalgia and a feeling of gentle satire on human nature. Bordering on Naive Art, but also influenced by Lautrec and by famous French caricaturists such as Daumier and Dubout, I try to capture a quintessentially Parisian spirit and share it with the rest of the world. From a mere technical point of view, I mostly use oil on canvas trying to limit myself to a small number of colors in order to achieve the chromatic unity of my paintings.

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