Paul Biva was a French painter. His paintings, both Realist, Naturalist in effect, principally represented intricate landscape paintings or elaborate flower settings, much as the work of his older brother, the artist Henri Biva (1848–1929). Paul Biva was a distinguished member of National Horticultural Society of France from 1898 until his untimely death two years later.
Salon de 1896 exhibition card
Paul Biva, Le Matin à Villeneuve l’Étang (1873), musée des beaux-arts de Troyes
Paul Biva, A basket of roses (Fresh from the garden), oil on canvas, 73.1 x 92.6 cm
Paul Biva, Paysage (La rivière), oil on canvas, 46 x 61 cm
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 plein-air tradition; his style ranging between Post-Impressionism and Realism with a strong Naturalist component. Biva's pictures are characterized by intricate strokes and a pure palette bathed with warm natural light. The artist was a member of the Société des Artistes Français and a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
1903, Villeneuve-l'Etang
Henri Biva, ca 1905-06, Matin à Villeneuve (From Waters Edge), oil on canvas, 153.7 x 127 cm (60.5 x 50 in), painted at Villeneuve l'Etang, Marnes-la-Coquette (Seine-et-Oise), France, private collection
Henri Biva, 1901, Après le coucher du soleil, oil on canvas, 142.5 x 193 cm, Musée Baron-Gérard (MAHB)
Henri Biva, Bord de rivière ensoleillé, oil on canvas, 53.3 x 59.7 cm
