Leopold Pradere : "the Bay Of Collioure"

Léopold Pradère (1869-1941) "La Baie de Collioure" watercolor 49 X 63 cm, circa 1920, glued on his old cardboard, itself fixed on a modern cardboard 51 X 67 cm, without frame.
Light foxing and small oxidation, a fold at the bottom under the tower.
This large watercolor, of a rare format for the Artist, shows us one of the most emblematic sites of the Mediterranean with, stranded, the boats of the fishermen who are busy on it...
If painting was not his main profession (he was a civil servant at the State Railways), he was nevertheless a diligent artist and exhibitor at the Salons, including that of Paris.
His style, characteristic of the time, where the touches of watercolor come to rest, blending into each other, giving a lot of delicacy. Originally from Haute-Garonne (Marignac-Laspeyre), he lived in Agen and Pau and, on the occasion of his death, a commemorative exhibition was organized in Parthenay where he is buried.
See also our other works by the Artist: Port-Sainte-Marie and The Bell Tower.
Sheet created with the help of Alienor.org.
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