Versatile L'allée Fleurie By Gustave Cariot Set [8xwDc4PO]

Gustave Cariot
1872-1950 | French

L'allée fleurie
(The Flowered Path)

Signed and dated "G. Cariot 1907" (lower right)
Oil on canvas

Celebrated French painter Gustave Cariot evokes the serene beauty of the French countryside in full bloom through this luminous and richly detailed composition. L’allée fleurie invites the viewer down a path lined with vibrant, blooming flowers and graceful, swooping trees, all bathed in the warm radiance of a perfect summer day. The path leads to a stately home nestled in the distance, drawing the eye through a composition alive with movement and light. The work epitomizes Cariot’s Post-Impressionist style, marked by expressive brushwork and a vivid, sun-drenched palette that imbues the scene with both liveliness and quiet reflection.

Gustave Cariot was born in 1872 in Périgny-sur-Yerres but grew up in the arts district of Marais in Paris. The son of a luggage maker, he originally carried out an apprenticeship with his father, though he spent much of his free time studying art and design. Entirely self-taught, Cariot never received formal training, but the work of the Impressionists heavily influenced him, particularly Claude Monet. Despite this, Cariot’s works favored structure over the looser brushstrokes of Monet.

Cariot's early paintings featured Paris and the French countryside, exploring how light and color changed throughout the day. His style gradually absorbed influences from Neo-Impressionist movements, including Divisionism and Pointillism. He was a member of the prestigious Société des Artistes Indépendants and the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and exhibited frequently in their shows, as well as at the Galeries Durand-Ruel in Paris.

Dated 1907

Canvas: 19" high x 24 7/8" wide (48.26 x 63.18 cm)
Frame: 28 3/4" high x 34 1/2" wide x 3 1/4" deep (73.03 x 87.63 x 8.26 cm)

Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Private collection, France
Private collection, Spain
M.S. Rau, New Orleans