Maurice Renders (1877 - 1951)

Maurice Renders was born in Paris to a father who was a porcelain painter; this is undoubtedly where his artistic calling originated. He trained under Édouard Vimont and Jean Pascault, developing a taste for figurative painting at a very early age. He exhibited for the first time at the Salon in 1901 and played an active role in the French art scene during the first half of the 20th century.

His talent was recognized with numerous awards: a silver medal in 1925, a gold medal in 1931, and then a gold medal at the 1937 World’s Fair. His work, rooted in the naturalist and figurative tradition, demonstrates technical mastery and a particular sensitivity to everyday subjects and landscapes.