Lot 316: Marion Sims Souchon (American/New Orleans,

Marion Sims Souchon (American/New Orleans, 1870-1954), "Bayou Barataria", oil on board, inscribed "349" and with a label bearing the title en verso, 21 7/8 in. x 28 in., in a period frame. Provenance: Descended in the family of Dr. Jackson Gilbert Hoening, Austin, Texas. Note: The Time Magazine article that brought Dr. Marion Souchon fame in 1941 called his works "Van Gogh-like" and "coloristic"; the lot pictured here is a prime example of the influence of Post-Impressionism on Souchon. The thick, straight lines of the buildings and on the water, and the greens and reddish-browns of the painting certainly call to mind the later works of Van Gogh in Arles. Additionally, the colors and the outlines on the buildings and trees mimic the work of other Post-Impressionists such as Paul Gauguin.