Painting by Jules René Hervé titled Langres Mass exit on August 15, place St Martin

Oil on strong card signed lower left by by Jules René Hervé.

Certificate of authenticity.

Jules René HERVE, Born in Langres ( Haute-Marne ) in 1887, Died in Langres in 1981 Painter of typical scenes , figures , portraits , landscapes . A student of Fernand Cormon and Jules Adler, Jules René Hervé moved to Paris and began exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1910, where he was awarded a silver medal in 1914 and a gold medal in 1925. Jules René Hervé then divided his life between Paris and his hometown, painting its humble and picturesque events with a light brush, expert in small, vivid bursts of gray or ochre, portraits of his austere society with its monotonous, subdued existence - But Jules René Hervé is equally adept at capturing the lively atmosphere of Parisian life and its monuments, or the dancers in the foyer of the Opéra - Delicate feelings emanate from his finely observed compositions - Appreciated by amateurs in France and abroad, Jules René Hervé devoted himself to his art throughout his life - Jules René Hervé is considered "the last of the Impressionists".