Jules Rene Herve

French (1887-1981)

Jules Rene Herve was born in 1887 in Langres, in eastern France. The artist moved to Paris to study at the School of Decorative Arts and then at the Fine Arts School. He was a pupil of Fernand Cormon and Jules Adler. Herve painted in a style reminiscent of the earlier Impressionists, his subjects ranging from rural to Parisian city scenes. Herve remained in Paris and was an art instructor for more than 30 years.

Herve exhibited his works for the first time at the Salon of French Artists in 1910. In 1914 he received a silver medal from the Association of French Artists. His paintings are in numerous museums in France including: the Petit Palais in Paris, at Langres; Troues Dijon, Saint-Etienne; Tourcoing, Annecy; and at the Art Institute in Chicago and Dahesh Museum of Art in New York City.

In “Fountaine sur le Place de la Concorde,” Herve uses thick, painterly brushstrokes and an impressionist palette to capture the relaxed nature of  strollers enjoying the day at one of the major squares in Paris.