A.prugent (1882-1965) "winter Sunset In Périgord", Oil On Cardboard

André PRUGENT (1882-1965), oil on cardboard representing a winter sunset in a wooded landscape of the Périgueux region; it is signed A.Prugent at the bottom right. It is a typical work of this painter who sought to translate with an impressionist touch and a subtle color palette, the winter atmosphere in the Périgord countryside.
Dimensions: oil on cardboard 23.5 cm x 17.5 cm -- frame: 27 cm X 21 cm.
André Prugent practically never left his town of Périgueux. He attended the drawing school whose director was the painter Jean-Louis Daniel who made him his favorite, so much so that at 18 he was already exhibiting his paintings at the Société des Beaux Arts. On returning from the war he took up his brushes again: he loved to find himself in the Perigord countryside with Emile Chaumont, Gustave Chérifel, André Saigne to capture on the spot and in a bold style in the movement of impressionism, the play of light, the sun, which make the charm of this region: some of his works evoke Van Goth! In 1929, he was received by the French Artists and exhibited there until 1939. Landscape painter, with a prolific work, but also portraitist and illustrator, André Prugent is considered one of the most talented painters of the School of Périgueux. In 1965 he exhibited for the last time at the Palais des Fêtes in Périgueux. He was 83 years old! Sources: Société des Beaux Arts de la Dordogne 1985.
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