About The Artist:
Emile Colinus
Émile Colinus was a French painter and illustrator . Colinus first studied at the Académie de Montmartre under the leadership of André Lhote, with whom he learned how to simplify forms. The paintings he shows at the Salon des Indépendants from 1925 synthesize the heritage of Fernand Cormon and André Lhote in a personal way. Colinus married Renée Unik, who was a painter as well. Having studied with Jules...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.