Urbain Huchet (1930 - 2014), Paris, Alexander III Bridge

Color lithograph, parchment paper 14 x 17 cm in light passe - partout size 22 x 29 cm; signed in pencil p.d. "Huchet"; inscribed l.d. 215/350.

Café Les Deux Magots is a historic café in the Saint-Germain-des-Pres district founded in 1884. It was a meeting place for the artistic elite of Paris. The Saint-Germain-des-Pres church can be seen in the background. The name "Les Deux Magots" means "two Chinese figurines" and comes from the souvenir store that was previously located in the same establishment.
Urbain Huchet is a French artist known for his modernist marine, landscape, figural and genre paintings. His distinctive use of color and form derives from French Impressionism. Huchet follows in the footsteps of Gauguin and Émile Bernard, who greatly influenced him. Many of his paintings are inspired by markets, people and landscapes, which have become very famous around the world.

Urbain Huchet is a French artist known for his modernist marine, landscape, figural and genre paintings. His distinctive use of color and form derives from French Impressionism. Huchet follows in the footsteps of Gauguin and Émile Bernard, who greatly influenced him. Many of his paintings are inspired by markets, people and landscapes, which have become very famous around the world.