Yves Brayer (1907–1990) — Le Cérou à Cordes, 1941 Oil On Canvas, Signed Lower Left –

Yves Brayer (1907–1990) — Le Cérou à Cordes, 1941 Oil on canvas, signed lower left – Dimensions: 92 x 72 cm Certificate of authenticity issued by Paul Cailac in 1986 and confirmed by Mrs. Yves Brayer in 1990 We present here a rare and masterful work by Yves Brayer, entitled Le Cérou à Cordes, dated 1941. Created at the height of his artistic maturity, this canvas impresses with its scale, its vibrant subject and the power of its composition. Depicting the hilltop village of Cordes-sur-Ciel, bathed by the Cérou River, this scene combines the picturesque nature of the Occitan landscape with Brayer's own sense of movement and narrative. We find his free touch, his warm contrasts and his unique way of bringing rural figures – horses, bathers, walkers – to life in a stylized but profoundly human nature. This painting is also distinguished by its exceptional dimensions (92 x 72 cm without frame), well above the average for works from this period, and by its remarkable state of preservation. This is a museum piece, supported by an irreproachable provenance, accompanied by its original certificate of authenticity established by Paul Cailac, expert of the Syndicat des Experts near the Paris Court of Appeal, and confirmed by Mrs. Yves Brayer herself. An exceptional work for enlightened amateurs of modern French painting, collectors of Provençal art and lovers of the South-West.