Alexis J. Fournier, a Barbizon style painter

At the Roycroft Inn and in the Roycroft Copper Shop you can find paintings by Alexis J. Fournier.

Fournier was the " Roycroft Court Painter"  for over forty years. His house and studio is a private home is East Aurora just behind the Roycroft Campus. He is often referred to as a Barbizon-style artist.

The Barbizon school (cirica 1830-1870) of painters is named after the village of Barbizon near Fontainebleau Forest, France.  The Barbizon painters were part of a movement towards realism. 

Image: Meibohm Fine Art

Alexis Jean Fournier

(American, 1865-1948)

Untitled-'Landscape'

7-3/8 x 11

Oil on Canvas Board

Signed lower right

2300.00 (sold)

We invite you to come visit both places located on South Grove Street in East Aurora, NY.  Docents at the Inn and Campus can tell you more about Alex Fournier paintings and murals. 

Julie

Comments

[Pat Lawrence]

My grandfather was Alexis J. Fournier. He was married to my grandmother Coral Lawrence in their later years. Their home was a cottage near the Roycroft Inn that had an actual tree growing through the porch roof. They had cut a hole in the roof so that they would not have to cut the tree down. Many of his paintings were of his gardens at the cottage and the "rain barrel."

[nluther12]

My parents recently passed away and left me a painting signed Alex Fournier. I don't know much about this artist or its value - but would like as much direction as anyone could give me as far as researching the painting.

[cynthia scollon]

I have a Fournier painting that my
father bought for my mother at the
Roycroft in about 1952.
They were Tom and Betty Scollon. They lived in East Aurora from 1947 until 1959. I am one of their daughters and have
the painting. I'd like to have some idea of value.
It's a summer landscape with a
Norman style church in the back-
ground. A stream with red soil banks, towering clouds, wildflowers. I'd be happy to send
a photo. It needs to be cleaned, and I'm planning to do that. There is very lttle "damage", a tiny chipped paint spot in one or two places, easily restored. Until it's cleaned, I can't read
the date. Gilt frame, almost certainly the original.
Cynthia Scollon
40 Camino Alto #12213
Mill Valley, Ca. 94941

[John Kaminski]

Hi,
My mother's maiden name is Fournier and she has a pastel, chalk(?)landscape painting signed Alex. Fournier, who was an uncle.
All of my research shows that Alexis printed his signature, but this is cursive. Is there a way I could post a couple pics of the painting and have somebody take a look and try to verify if this could or could not be from Alexis J. Fournier. Any help would be appreciated.
My name is John Kaminski and my E-mail is [email protected].
Thank You.

[Roz Mayerat]

John Kaminski-on page 26 of In the Mainstream The Art of Alexis Jean Fournier by Rena Neumann Coen is a picture of his painting 'Twilight in Normandy" the signature is in script-the only one I have seen in script so far.

[Elizabeth McNamara]

In 1986 we bought a home on Billington Road. The sellers were also selling a painting done by Alexis Fournier of our backyard barns,silo and I think a few sheep. We could not afford to buy the painting so it was sold to the Roycroft in 1986 and was displayed for awhile at the copper shop gift store until it was sold. We are trying to get information on the painting or we would love to talk to whoever owns it. We would also love to see a photo of it if anyone knows of a complete listing of his paintings. Thank you.

[Steve Cook]

Hi. I have an Alex Fournier painting of the farm our family owned during the 1800's to early 1900's in Dexter, Michigan. It has been cleaned recently by a noted gallery and appraised. I would like to try to find out more information, if possible, about how he came to paint our farm and about the time period. I have Rene Cohen's book and the local MIA has some of his paintings. I have not been able to find ours in all of my research. All of my family who might know are gone. I believe it was 1900 and after as he has shifted from spelling his name from Alexis to Alex.
Thanks for any help. Steve Cook, Minneapolis, Mn.

[Susan Andrews]

Hi Steve,
Unfortunately, you have exhausted the leads we would have given you. One other possibility is the Burchfield Penny museum in Buffalo, NY. They have several Fourniers in their collection and might be able to help.
Sue

[[email protected]]

I have a pastoral landscape oil painting that appears to be 19th C. France. It has all the hallmarks of an Alexis Jean Fournier work, but the signature is simply J. Fournier, in very neat letters with only the initial letters capitalized I have noticed that Fournier's signature was often inconsistent, as one can observe in larger collections of the artist's work. Are there any known examples of his work that he signed J. Fournier or is there another J. Fournier with a similar style? Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!