Gautier Louis (1855-1947) "countryside In Aix En Provence, 1897" Cezanne France Ducros

GAUTIER Louis (1855-1947)

"Campaign in Aix en Provence, 1897"

Oil on cardboard,
Signed and dated 1897 lower left,
Countersigned and dated on the back of the cardboard: "Louis Gautier - 1897"

Beautiful finely detailed work of the painter from Aix , Louis Gautier representing a view of the countryside in Aix en Provence.

Pupil of Cabanel, Louis François Gautier exhibited at the Salon of French Artists in 1884 and participated in regional exhibitions in Aix, Avignon, Marseille and Montpellier.
He obtains the order for the decorations of the town hall and the theater of Aix en Provence.
In 1894 with the painter Edouard Ducros, he founded the Society of Friends of the Arts of Aix, then in 1901, an ethnographic museum.
He is also known for one of the fiercest opponents of the painter Paul Cézanne.
His works are preserved in particular at the Granet Museum.

Dimensions: 18 x 26.5 cm without frame and 27 x 35 cm with its wooden frame.

We inform you of the forthcoming release of a book dedicated to the artist: "Louis Gautier (1855-1947) Painter of the Villa Acantha", in which more than 120 works will be reproduced. If you wish to acquire the book, we will gladly give you the information to order it.

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