Jean-baptiste Muratore (1915-1977) Oil On Canvas Landscape

Oil on canvas by Jean-Baptiste Mratore, a French painter born in Menton in 1915 and died in Issoire in 1977.
Good condition.
Dimensions : 65 x 46 cm.
Provenance : from the artist's studio.
Jean-Baptiste Mratore was a French painter of Italian origin.
He was self-taught and discovered the Auvergne region thanks to his military service.
In 1939, he went to war and contracted tuberculosis in Alsace ; he was treated at the Sabourin Hospital in Clermont-Ferrand. It was in this same hospital that he learned to paint, as his condition prevented him from working. The doctor advised him to spend his holidays in Vernet-la-Varenne because of its altitude, which was considered beneficial to his recovery.
He painted near Issoire, in Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe, where he met a group of painters, including Aujame and Jannot, who honored him with their friendship and encouraged him to exhibit. His first exhibition was at the Salon d'Automne in Paris. There, he was noticed by the art critic J. Chabanon.
Among his favorite subjects were trees and the forest.