Le trio (1889) by Charles-Henri Michel has been part ofthe collections of the Péronne museum for many
years. A cousin of CHM's donated it to the
museum some 50 or 60 years ago.
Joan of Arc in her prison in Rouen, a pen-and-ink drawingfrom about 1900 by Charles-Henri Michel. Donated in July 2010
by CHM to the Musée des Beaux Arts in the city of Rouen, in
Normandy, where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431.
Portrait of Joan of Arc (ca. 1900) by Charles-Henri Michel.It has has been part of the collections of the Péronne museum
since 1951. It is hanging on a wall over a staircase in the
museum, and my photo shows reflections of the banister,
as well as of other paintings displayed nearby.
A portrait (ca. 1900) of CHM's first cousins Geneviève et AndréMichel by Charles-Henri Michel, donated by CHM to the
museum in Péronne in July 2010. The artist was
about 83 years old when he painted this.
Portrait of an angel, date unknown, by Charles-Henri Michel.Donated to the Péronne museum in July 2010 by CHM.
Christ au tombeau (1882) by Charles-Henri Michel. On displayin Saint John's church (L'Eglise St-Jean) in Péronne since 1951.
CHM thinks his father, then in his early 20s,
was the model for this painting.
To see a catalog of the holdings of the Péronne museum, click this link and scroll down in the alphabetical listing to find the name Michel. CHM's grandfather is Charles-Henri Michel and his uncle is the pastelist Félix Michel.
11 comments:
Really difficult to come up with
the appropriate superlative for
these masterpieces. I'm sure
CHM's relief at seeing his
possessions safely housed in
museums was tinged with sadness
at relinquishing them. Is Michel
prounced with a hard "ch"? Looking
forward to more posting about the
trip...explanation for all the red
bricks,etc.
These works simply take my breath away. Thank you, Ken and CHM, for sharing them with us. I especially love the first one, and the family portrait.
Judy
Wonderful paintings and drawings. Charles-Henri Michel is incredibly talented. I particularly like the angel in the round frame and the portrait of the children.
Thank you! Such marvelous delicacy. It's so kind of CHM to donate these to a museum. I supposed he loved them close at hand for a long time before he felt able to give them up.
Once again, thank you all for your kind words of appreciation.
Sheila knew exactly how I felt and am still feeling: "I'm sure CHM's relief at seeing his possessions safely housed in museums was tinged with sadness at relinquishing them."
Michel is pronounced as mee-shell.
Beautiful work and very generous gift from CHM. I would love to know if CHM has the same talent for painting or writing maybe?
Hi Nadège,
Unfortunately, neither one!
If you Google Charles-Henri Michel, the only things that come up are links to your site. How curious so little is know about such a great artist.
One finds a reference to Charles-Henri MICHEL in the article dedicated to Henri HERLUISON, curator of Orléans art museum, he published an essay related to "our" painter :
http://www.inha.fr/spip.php?page=impression-dico&id_article=2364
"«Michel (Charles-Henri), artiste peintre ». Bulletin de la Société archéologique et historique d’Orléans, XIV, 181, 1905."
Moreover, one can admire lots of paintings (more accurately, 31 paintings) by Charles-Henri MICHEL on the site of our French "Ministère de la Culture ; among which one can mention :
"Les bacchantes" (lieu de conservation Péronne, musée Alfred Danicourt Numéro d'inventaire 1951.K.30 ; K30 (Ancien numéro)
Notice complète N° 6755). "Autoportrait de de Charles-Henri Michel", " Les deux orphelines", "Jésus au Jardin des Oliviers", "L'exilé de la patrie céleste"... See this link :
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/joconde_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER_TITLE&FIELD_98=DENO&VALUE_98=tableau&GRP=67&SPEC=1&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=1&MAX3=100&REQ=%28%28tableau%29%20%3aDENO%20%29&DOM=All&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P
There is a second link which is related to the "base" called "Joconde" and which contains a "catalogue of the works of art which can be seen in French museums :
"JOCONDE
CATALOGUE DES COLLECTIONS DES MUSEES DE FRANCE
Archéologie, beaux-arts, arts décoratifs, ethnologie, histoire, sciences et techniques"
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/decouvrir/nouveaute2007.htm
This last link seems to be very useful when one is looking for a work of art shown in a French museum :
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/joconde/fr/pres.htm
Voilà ! Bises :-) Mary/Marie (Normandy)
Hmm, I didn't see you had already posted the link, so sorry, Ken !!!
I haven't commented but want to say that I've found these past posts to be wonderful. I didn't realize that your grandfather was such a remarkable man, CHM and am so happy that others will be able to enjoy his paintings now.
This is especially gratifying since his village suffered so in WWI. Luckily his work will survive leaving pictures of a bygone time before digital cameras which give us instant images and movies which tell stories.
My favorite paintings are the ones of local people although I find the one of Jesus modeled by CHM's father unique and emotional.
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