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Kenneth Rowntree:
Sunset at St Germain, c. 1940
Framed (ref: 6458)

Tags: Kenneth Rowntree oil panel landscape Kenneth Rowntree: A Centenary Exhibition Kenneth Rowntree - A Kind of Simplicity

Provenance: The Artist's Family

Literature: Kenneth Rowntree, A Centenary Exhibition, Moore-Gwyn Fine Art and Liss Llewellyn Fine Art, Cat. 13, p.40;&John Milner, 'Kenneth Rowntree', Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2002;

Exhibited: Fry Art Gallery, Kenneth Rowntree, A Centenary Exhibition , no 12

This landscape dates from the earlier years of Rowntree's career, characterised as it is by flat plains, a formalised composition, and bold application of paint. 

John Milner writes that 'throughout the late 1930s and early 1940s, Rowntree infused his work with French influences, having made trips to Gisors in Normandy in 1936, 1938 and 1939. In his earlier triptych, 'Homage to French Culture in the Nineteenth Century' (1938), Rowntree created a colourful tribute to French painting, literature and music on a monumental scale.' Paintings such as this are 'a testament to Rowntree's erudition and delight in French culture'. John Milner, 'Kenneth Rowntree', Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2002.