Raphael Arnal (1906-1963), The Forest, Oil On Panel, Signed Lower Right, Circa 1947

The Forest, oil on panel from the period when the artist traveled in Asia, specifically Vietnam. Raphael Arnal (1906-1963), a Provençal expressionist artist born in Languedoc, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier. He exhibited in Montpellier, Avignon, Salon-de-Provence, Paris, and then for 14 years in Marseille, in the Pintade district, often depicted in his work, and finally in Vence and Antibes during the last years of his life. He was a close friend of Max Jacob, with whom he exchanged a significant correspondence that was later published in the magazine Massilia. A complex figure in modern art, his painting is characterized by strong expression and intense colors. Shipping available worldwide.