Three Men In A Dugout Canoe, Oil On Cardboard By Léopold Reigner, 1935.

Léopold Reigner, originally from Niort, was one of the many early 20th-century painters who attended the independent Parisian academies. Despite one of his paintings being acquired by the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, his fame remained relatively unknown. This is likely due to his well-traveled nature. In 1934, he left France for Trinidad and Venezuela, before spending twenty years in Colombia. Like Gauguin, he traveled to countries where innocence and vibrant colors seemed untouched. Indeed, many of his canvases reflect this in their stylistic approach. The voluptuous figures of his nude women, with their island-coffee-colored skin, bear witness to this. As for his use of color, the painter held nothing back, borrowing the wild palette of Fauvism. Our work is signed and located in the lower left: F. de F. 35, below it L. Reigner. (F de F stands for Fort-de-France)