THE FRENCH COLLECTION
"Michael F Rumsby explore une peinture instinctive et vibrante, où la matière occupe une place centrale. Ses oeuvres se construisent par couches, par gestes, dans une dynamique presque physique. Les couleurs s'entrechoquent, se répondent, créant des surfaces en tension habitées par ces ronds qui rappellent les touches impressionnistes. Cette approche donne naissance à des compositions ouvertes, où chacun peut projeter ses propres perceptions." Maision et Jardin, Numéro 70
French galleriests, Didier and Sylvie Amigo reached out when they saw the Riviera collection in 2023. Having won the contract to provide the entire new collection of art work for the newly renovated Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France, they were desperate to include pieces from this body of paintings. Alas, the paintings were already destined for a major London show so were unable to be sold in France. Fast forward four years and the relationship has finally been allowed to blossom with work being shown across France in a series of 'Salons' Contemporary Art Fairs) and, in permanent gallery spaces in Toulouse and Esquièze-Sère.
