Raymond Espinasse Oil On Wood “labour” 1947

Raymond Espinasse (1897-1985) Oil on wood depicting a plowing scene signed and dated 1947 Countersigned on the back and indication of the scene: plowing dimensions: 27 cm x 21.5 cm / with the frame: 47 cm x 42 cm Raymond Lespinasse, eminent Toulouse painter qualified as untamed in Toulouse painting: see book Author(s) Claire Maingon (Author) Publisher(s) Mohune Publication date: 10/12/2013 Inspired by the wild beasts, admirer of the masters and exegete of the southern light, Espinasse is sometimes considered as one of the members of the School of Sète, alongside his friend Desnoyer. A painter of French tradition, according to fashionable terminology in the 1950s, his favorite motif is the female nude and the landscape of his Toulouse region. Appreciated in his city, for which he created a fresco decoration for the Chamber of Commerce and taught at the School of Fine Arts