Annecy By Bernard Lignon 1928-2017

Oil on canvas measuring 50cm x 65cm in very good condition plus damaged frame 70cm x 85cm signed lower right Bernard LIGNON, annotated lower left Annecy 1947 (this is rue St Claire) Bernard Lignon is a French painter and lithographer born in Montpellier in 1928. Expressionist painter, his works meet with great success. He works on several themes including the streets of Paris, clowns or Venice. The quality of his work allowed him to acquire the friendship of personalities as different as César or Yves Montand, Lino Ventura or Baron Empain. In the 1950s, he was one of the spearheads of the Paul Petrides Gallery. He exhibited all over the world from Japan to the United States, sold his paintings to the Aga Khan, the King of Morocco, and Hollywood stars like Yul Brynner or Ava Gardner. He died on November 27, 2017 in Neuilly sur Seine. Free shipping for the European Union