Henri le Sidaner, French 1862-1939- Notre Dame, Paris, 1909; oil on board, signed lower right,13x17.5cm Provenance: Tajan, Paris, 2 December 2002, lot 56; Sotheby's, Olympia, 20 March 2003, lot 42; Private Collection, London; thence by descent...

Henri le Sidaner, French 1862-1939- Notre Dame, Paris, 1909; oil on board, signed lower right,13x17.5cm Provenance: Tajan, Paris, 2 December 2002, lot 56; Sotheby's, Olympia, 20 March 2003, lot 42; Private Collection, London; thence by descent. Note: This work will be included in the forthcoming supplement to the Le Sidaner Catalogue raisonné being prepared by Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner. A certificate of inclusion from Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner dated 2002 accompanies this lot. This work is a characteristic piece by the French artist Henri le Sidaner. Le Sidaner was a contemporary of the Post-Impressionists, and established an artist’s colony with Eugène Chigot in Étaples, where painters such as Eugene Boudin, Gerard Barry, and Frank O’Meara were also working. This work is a classic example of Le Sidaner’s instantly recognisable style, whilst also demonstrating the range of artistic movements which influenced his work. This painting’s subject-matter, of the a hazy city view incorporating the play of light on the river, displays a strong affinity with the work of the Impressionists, recalling in particular the work of Claude Monet, who was similarly preoccupied with the impact of the changing light on the appearance of a scene. Le Sidaner’s technique, which is exhibited so strikingly in this piece, also reveals the influence of Impressionism and Pointillism on his artistic approach. His confident application of bold, unblended brushstrokes and his embrace of painting en plein air displays the influence of Georges Seurat and Édouard Manet, among others, on his practice. Le Sidaner’s paintings are in a number of prominent collections across the world, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Tate Gallery in London, the Chicago Art Institute and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.