Ferdinand Olivier ( 1873 - 1957) - Bridge At Martigues - Oil Painting Light Provence

Ferdinand OLIVIER ( 1873 - 1957)
Pont à Martigues
Painting, oil on canvas signed lower right, dating from the early 20th century.
Good condition, well framed, see photos. Beautiful post-impressionist painting, on view at the gallery in Toulouse. Provenance artist's family. Other works to come among the most important.

Ferdinand OLIVIER (1873-1957). Official naval painter in 1905. First winner of the Prix de l'Indo-Chine in 1910 awarded by the Société Coloniale des Artistes Français and Prix de la Peinture Coloniale in 1920.

Born in Martigues He entered Eugène Carrière's studio at the Beaux-Arts in his youth. In 1905, he was appointed official painter to the French Navy.

In 1926, he took part in the exhibition organized by the newspaper "La Hune peintres de la mer". He mainly depicted Provence: Aubagne - Carry le Rouët and Martigues

Painter contemporary of the Impressionists, but closer to the Symbolists.

Dimensions unframed: 56 cm / 46 cm.

with frame: 75 cm / 65 cm.

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