Painting By P.r. Bechon -sauzeau

superb original oil painting on canvas depicting a street scene. Painting by Pierre BECHON-SAUZEAU, (1924-2006) Poitevin painter and member of the Salon des Artistes Français, he received several awards in 1956: In 1956-57, under the direction of Jean Cocteau, he painted the frescoes in the Chapelle St Pierre in Villefranche sur Mer and the murals in the marriage hall at Menton town hall. From 1971, the artist worked on television as a decorator, while pursuing his career as a painter and exhibiting at the Galerie St Séverin in Paris in 1974, and in Rochefort in 1976, 1980 and 1986. He created numerous sets for the Opéra, the Lido and the Théâtre de la Madeleine, as well as for television and films by famous directors such as Alain Resnais, Colline Serrault and Roman Polanski. Many of his works are held in museums:
This brightly colored painting is highly decorative, depicting a real-life scene where a merchant man in the street meets a seated elderly person. In perfect condition, signed lower left in red and dated 89. Presented in a painted wooden frame.