Yves-Jean COMMERE (1920-1986). L'arbre au bord du chemin. Oil on canvas signed lower left. Height 100 cm - Width : 73 cm Note: A young prodigy of painting, Yves-Jean Commère entered the Beaux-Arts in Angers at the age of sixteen and immediately exhibited his work. Two years later, he joined Jean Boucher's studio in Paris and took part in numerous exhibitions in France and abroad before enlisting for the Second World War. In 1951 he had his first at the Monique de Groote gallery, then in New York in 1971 at the Galerie Philippe Reichenbach. Inspired by scenes from his daily life in Le Plessis-Feu-Aussoux in the Seine-et-Marne region of France his favorite themes are landscapes, still lifes and family scenes. family scenes. Recognized during his lifetime and awarded numerous prizes, his work can be found in the Collections the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Fond National d'Art Contemporain National d'Art Contemporain, Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers, Musée des Beaux- Arts d'Orléans, Musée du Gemmail in Tours, Musée de Trouville, Ecole Nationale Nationale Supérieure de Police, Musée Denys Puech in Rodez...