Henri Riviere (1864-1951) is a well listed French post-impressionist artist who was renown for his color lithographs depicting the Breton countryside. Riviere was born in Paris in the same year as his fellow post-impressionist Toulouse-LauTrec. Besides his reputation as a lithographer, he was well known as the artist behind the very successful puppet theater Chat Noir Cabaret in Paris. Riviere studied with the painter Emile Jean Baptisti Phillipe Bin and soon after became a successful illustrator for Parisian magazines and journals. He was initially influenced by both impressionism and colorful Japanese woodblock prints by artists like Hiroshige and Hokusai who were popular in Europe at the time. Riviere's works are in many important collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The artwork for sale is an original color lithograph from his series of prints entitled ""Au Vent du Noroit" " which was a series of prints in 4, 12, or 15 colors. Each done in an edition of 1000 plus 25 on chine numbered and signed by the artist. The title of the series translates to "Wind from the North" .This image was number two in the series and it depicts field workers in Brittainy. This print comes from 1906 and its title is "Le Travail aux champs". The size of the artwork is 18" high and 24" wide. It is signed in the plate at the lower left (photo 2) which also shows the artist's red cypher. The image is a colorful depiction of women field workers gathering potatoes in a beautiful setting. This image can be found on page 78 of Armand Field's catalogue.