Roland Hamon

Roland HAMON (1909-1987)
The brushstroke of modern life and landscape poetry

Roland Hamon is an emblematic figure of 20th-century French figurative painting. Attached to the prestigious École de Paris, he navigated his era by placing a view of infinite poetry upon it, becoming one of the most sensitive visual chroniclers of his time.

His initial training is that of excellence: admitted to the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Paris, he perfected his technique in the studio of master Fernand Cormon. From this rigorous academic teaching, he retained an absolute mastery of composition and drawing, which he was quick to free up in favor of a more modern, vibrant, and spontaneous touch.

Painter of light and movement, Roland Hamon excels as well in oil as in watercolor and gouache. His subjects of predilection testify to his fascination for animation and atmospheres:

His style is distinguished by a rich chromatic palette and a rare ability to capture the fleeting moment. In Hamon, a silhouette fading on a wet sidewalk or the reflection of the sky in a port becomes the pretext for a celebration of life.

Today sought after by discerning collectors, his works — subtle balance between structural rigor and Impressionist freedom — embody a certain French way of life and an timeless artistic sensibility.