Louis Goyet (1907-1982). Composition On The Tablecloth. Oil On Cardboard.

Louis GOYET (1907-1982)
Composition on tablecloth
Oil on cardboard
H. 55 cm - L. 44 cm

Louis Goyet is another example of a working-class painter. Living in the Lyon suburb of Villeurbanne, Goyet worked the night shift at the O.T.L. (Omnibus et Tramways de Lyon), assigned to track maintenance. Although he seems to have taken a few drawing classes, we know that he was close to the brilliant Maurice Ferréol, whose colors his paintings sometimes adopt.

Goyet's paintings are extraordinary in their solid, proud presence. Unaffected by any idea of seduction, the painter chooses his subjects from his everyday life. Self-portraits, quiet, peaceful interiors, wives busy with household chores, children at humble play - his whole world expresses a simple, assumed happiness, the joy of beautiful Sundays. As a counterpoint, a certain anarchistic facetiousness illuminates some of his compositions, in which humor blends with a sharp sense of observation and strong positions. Much more than a simple naïf, Goyet bears witness to an acute, verist awareness of his world, which he admirably shares with us through his painting.

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