Marine Oil Painting Sumatra Indonesia Signed Ferdinand Olivier (1873-1957)

Painting, oil on panel signed lower right by the painter Ferdinand OLIVIER (1873-1957) dating from the beginning of the 20th century. The scene represents a seascape, the Coast of Sumatra, period when the traveling painter left for the Indies in the direction of Asia. Good condition, well framed, see photos. Beautiful post-impressionist painting, visible at the gallery in Toulouse. Provenance: artist's family. Other works to come, among the most important. Ferdinand OLIVIER (1873-1957). Official painter of the navy in 1905. First winner of the Indo-China prize in 1910 awarded by the Colonial Society of French Artists and Colonial Painting Prize in 1920. Born in Martigues, he entered the Atelier of Eugène Carrière at the Beaux-Arts in his youth. In 1905 he was the official painter of the Navy. In 1926 he participated in the exhibition organized by the newspaper "La Hune peintres de la mer". He mainly represented Provence: Aubagne - Carry le Rouët and Martigues. Contemporary painter of the Impressionists, but closer to the Symbolists. Dimensions without frame: 35 cm / 27 cm. with frame: 44 cm / 37 cm. Contact me for more information, foreign buyers welcome.