Nude By Antoine Ferrari 1910-1995

Oil on wood measuring 65cm x 31cm plus modern frame 76cm x 42cm signed lower rightAntoine FERRARI born in 1910 in Marseille, died in 1995He is one of the greatest Provençal painters of his generationA gestural, lively, nervous painting for a character who exuded exemplary tranquility and serenityHe was a student at the Beaux-Arts in Marseille. At 17 he left for Paris and went to work in a theater set design workshopHe began to exhibit in 1928He met Ambrogiani and from 1930 he obtained a scholarship to study paintingIn 1937, he won the Abdel-Tif prize which allowed him to spend two years in Algeria. There he acquired his frank expression of color. He took over Pascin's studio in Paris. He expressed himself through large nudes, portraits, bouquets, landscapes and views of the port of Marseille. His gesture, which, after long reflection, comes out like a whiplash like an impulsive painter who will make him recognized as the most expressionist of contemporary Provençal painters. This painting is in very good condition. Free shipping within the European Union.