Henri Biva

Henri Biva was a French artist, known for his landscape paintings and still lifes. He focused primarily on the western suburbs of Paris, painting outdoors in the pleinair tradition his style ranging between PostImpressionism and Realism with a strong Naturalist component. Bivas pictures are characterized by intricate strokes and a pure palette bathed with warm natural light . The artist was a member of the Socit des Artistes Franais and a Knight of the Legion of Honour .

Henri Biva was born in Montmartre atrue du Vieux Chemin de Paris . His official date of birth isJanuary 1848. He grew up in an artistic environment, both within his own family and in the neighborhood in which he lived. His younger brother Paul Biva also became a painter, as would Henri Bivas son Lucien Biva .

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