Woman Picking Flowers At Sunset In Brière By Ferdinand Loyen Du Puigaudeau - Brittany

From an old Breton family and cousin of Châteaubriand, duPuigaudeau belonged to the generation of artists who came afterImpressionism. The Pont-Aven school certainly played a decisive rolein this painter's work, particularly through his direct relationship with Gauguin. Nonetheless, his pictorial approach remains highly personal personal, his taste for independence and his temperament preventing him fromfrom being a mere admirer.

Throughout his life, he was inspired by certain themes of his ownparticularly nocturnal and luminous scenes such as fireworks.such as fireworks and carousels, but also village festivals, peasantsmoonlit peasants, seascapes at dawn, marshes...marshes...

Friend of Gauguin, exhibited by Durand Rueil, a leading Parisian gallery owner,bought by Degas, many of the great names in art recognized the talent of this painter. He undoubtedly follows in the tradition of theFlemish and French masters of the 17th century, such as Aart Van Der Neer orGeorges de La Tour, inspired by the power and beauty of nocturnal light...inspire...