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THE FOUNDING TRAIT Françoise Cauvin has hardly ever exhibited her work. According to her close ones, she
was very sensitive to the diffi culties that her uncle Claude Monet may have encountered
before the worldwide recognition of his talent. We forget that being an artist at the
beginning of the 20th century was not easy, that the art market did not yet provide
resources and that the protection of the status of artist was non-existent. Whatever
one’s talent, unless one worked in decorative art, being an artist meant choosing a
marginal and uncertain life. Furthermore, Françoise obviously carries on her shoulders the fame of these major personalities of the past: the industrial success and discerning eye of Léon Monet for artistic creation, the magnifi cence of Claude Monet’s work. Françoise therefore reserves her talent for the free expression of her inner landscape without any ambition to join any artistic milieu or trend, or even the need to «speak to the world». Nevertheless, the collection amounts to more than 4,000 works, she experiments with various techniques and draws a real recognizable pictorial universe. Like Claude Monet in his early days, Françoise will easily use her pencil line to
humorously underline the shortcomings of her surroundings or situations. |
Drawing
by Françoise Cauvin-Monet
Critics adressed toward Claude Monet when he began :
« The wallpaper in its embryonic state is even more accomplished than this seascape ! » or « The impression of sunrise is treated by the childish hand of a schoolboy smearing colors for the first time on any surface. »
Then Octave Mirbeau wrote :
« Today, Mr. Claude Monet has conquered hatred; he has forced outrage to be silent [...] Amateurs who once laughed now honor themselves by owning his paintings; painters, the most relentless mockers in the past, now strive to imitate him. Thanks to him, we discover « the elusive », we penetrate to the essence of things, and finally, we learn to « see ». »
Landscape in pencil
by Françoise Cauvin-Monet
« Of course, you never know what you're going to draw... but when you start doing it, a story, an idea is born... and there it is. Then the story grows, like in the theater, like in life... and the drawing turns into other drawings, into a real novel. It's very entertaining, believe me. At least, I have a lot of fun inventing things, and I spend hours, while I'm drawing, watching, thinking about what my characters are doing. In essence, it's a way of writing stories. »
Pablo Picasso
Portrait by Françoise Cauvin-Monet
« My line drawing is the direct and purest translation of my emotion. »
Henri Matisse