Yves Bergougnan (1924-2006) "old Port Marseille" 1973

Yves BERGOUGNAN (1924-2006) "Vieux Port Marseille" 1973 Acrylic on cardboard paper mounted on cardboard, signed lower right. Titled and dated verso in pencil. Inscription on the back: Work by Yves Bergougnan given by his cousin Pierre Latane. Dimensions: 21.5 x 27 cm - With gilded frame: 25 x 30 cm Yves Bergougnan known as The Shark for his flights with his mouth wide open, or The Prince, born in 1924 in Toulouse and died in 2006 in the same city, is a player French rugby league and rugby union playing as a scrum-half. A French international, he played for clubs with Toulouse Olympique then Stade Toulousain. Son of a famous painter, Raoul Bergougnan, professor at the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse. He is one of the nine sports personalities admitted as Glory of Sport on November 30, 2009 during the ceremony held at the CNOSF headquarters in Paris.