Port Of Saint Tropez, Hippolyte Lety, 1939

Subject: The port of Saint Tropez, October 1939 in the eveningThe port of Saint Tropez having been bombed during the Second World War, this painting is interesting from a historical point of view.Support: oil on wood panelDimensions with frame: 58 x 50 cmDimensions of the painting: 46 x 38 cmCondition: good general condition see photosPeriod: 1939Signed lower right and on the back H.LetyHippolyte Lety, born January 24, 1878 in Vienne (Isère) where he died December 10, 1959, is a French painter.Marius Hippolyte Léty is the son of François Léty, carpenter, and Philomène Robin, tailor.Pupil in Lyon of Tony Zac and Alexandre François Bonnardel, then in Paris, of Léon Bonnat, Ferdinand Humbert and Luc-Olivier Merson, he exhibited at the Salon from 1894 to 1914. He won his first medal in 1908, the Raigecourt-Goyon Prize in 1925, and the gold medal the following year. He moved to Tourcoing where he was a professor at the School of Art. He retired to Vienna where he died on December 10, 1959 at the age of 81.