“Fishermen boats” by Lucien PERI
Epoch mid XXth century
Certainly occupation period which was felt the shortage of materials of fine arts, as seems to attest the rather coarse burlap on which the work on paper has been baked.
Origin Corse ( France )
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Table Lucien PERI (Ajaccio 1880 – Paris 1948) , landscape painter of the School of Ajaccio. Dusk on fishing boats near a swamp shack, certainly at the mouth of the Liamone . From the 20s he was exposed in renowned Parisian galleries and Britain , a gallery will release its lithographic works on the United States, Australia , New Zealand , etc … He painted all his life his ” island of beauty “, but also the French regions , Sologne , Burgundy , Brittany , the Landes , the Alps …. Associate of the National Society of Fine Arts , he will get the gold medal in 1935.
Material / Condition :
Oil on paper baked on canvas in very good condition . Modern gilt black border in very good condition too.
Particularities :
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In this work, Lucien PERI illustrates perfectly ” violet hour” twilight of the Corsican landscape after the beautiful winter days , this atmosphere and this color so difficult to grasp and to balance the composition , pattern , sailing, with bright colors in this synthesis of nature he has presented throughout his career, harmoniously combining water, earth and sky. Artwork signed lower right . Painter whose coast is constantly rising .
Dimensions / Format : 0.38m X 0.55 m