Levere Paul (1875-1949) "the Customs Trail At Cap Brun Toulon" Provence Var Hyeres Levéré Paris France

LEVERE Paul (1875-1949)

"The Customs Trail at Cap Brun, Toulon"

Oil on canvas,
Signed lower right,

Beautiful and large luminous work by the Toulon painter Paul Levéré which represents a view of the Customs Trail at Cap Brun in Toulon. The coastal footpath runs along the seaside through the pines that are sculpted by the wind.
The artist was able to perfectly transcribe the atmosphere and the colors of the South of France with a bright and contrasting palette.

A pupil of Charles Allard, Paul Levéré painted landscapes of Provence and the Riviera. He occupies a workshop close to the painter François Nardi on the quay of the Party in Toulon.
Paul Levéré was appointed as a member of the Fine Arts Commission of the City of Toulon and then of the theatrical commission.
He then became a professor at the School of Fine Arts in the city of Toulon.
He took part in local exhibitions from 1910, presenting landscapes from the South of France.
In 1924, he was appointed painter to the Navy.
He collaborates with the artistic magazine La Provence illustrées".

Dimensions: 54 x 81 cm without frame and 81 x 108.5 cm with its original wooden frame.

Currently:
Exhibition "Light on Provence, The South of the France by painters"
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Pitié, Av Durand Maillane, 13210 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

For more information, contact us.