Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès: Balinese Maidens in a Garden

“Set in the warm seclusion of the artist’s picturesque home, Le Mayeur reveals his innate ingenuity and practiced familiarity with the vivid harmony of beauty, sunlight and colour. Balinese Maidens in the Garden is a captivating snapshot of the languorous warmth that imbued every corner of the tropical paradise that Le Mayeur created; as three…

Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès: Temple Festival in Bali

“Temple Festival in Bali deservedly ranks among Le Mayeur’s finest works; offering a rare and comprehensive portrayal of the festive marketplace in front of the village temple on special feast days. The visual structure emphasizes the crowded foreground, using a perspective of concentric circles across the horizontal plane which culminates in the central performance, illuminated…

Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès: Three Women in the Garden

“Apart from his depiction of lush nature and lithe women, it is his characteristic coloring and the manner in which he applies pigment onto the canvas that truly makes Le Mayeur a renowned artist. In accordance with the habits of an Impressionist painter, Le Mayeur painted outdoors to capture sights bathed in natural light. The…