Pierre Pellet – Lively Colonial Villa 1979

A charming reverse glass painting signed by Pierre Pellet and dated 1979, depicting an elegant colonial-style villa surrounded by a lush garden. The highly decorative composition shows a house with a porch and veranda, enlivened by several figures: a man with a bicycle, a woman in a hat, and a gardener tending the flowerbeds. Birds fill the sky, enhancing the exotic atmosphere of the scene. Pierre Pellet, a 20th-century French artist and illustrator who spent time in Africa, created numerous works inspired by colonial architecture and scenes of life in the gardens and villas of North Africa and overseas. This work belongs to this decorative style, somewhere between illustration, genre painting, and decorative art. The painting is executed using the reverse glass technique, which involves painting on the reverse side of the glass, giving the colors a remarkable freshness and a highly decorative, glossy appearance. The finely detailed black line drawing and vibrant colors are characteristic of the artist's work. Work signed and dated lower left: Pellet 79. Framed dimensions: 30.5 x 28.5 cm Technique: painting under glass Original frame Very good condition, fresh colours, beautiful decorative aspect.