Pierre Reynaud, Le Soir Près Roanne Beige which offered an alternative approach

which offered an alternative approach to the classical leanings of the Academy

The officer’s hair is slicked back

His work was shown at the Royal Academy 60 times and at the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) 101 times

Craquelure throughout and frame with age-related wear

Frame with light age-related wear

Pierre Reynaud, Le Soir Près Roanne Beige which offered an alternative approachAn evocative oil on wood depicting an impressionistic red sunset over a landscape in Roanne, central France. The artist, Pierre Reynaud (1881 1943), has used a gorgeous palette of rich red hues to draw us into this immersive scene. The sun itself is a vivid swirl of colour that radiates and reflects across a stream in the foreground. Were catching the last of the evenings light as it vanishes behind a distant hill. Little is known of Pierre Reynaud