Montagne Louis (1879-1960) "customs Officers' Path At Carry-le-rouet" Marseille France Carry

MONTAGNE Louis Agricol (1879-1960)

"Customs officers' path at Carry-le-Rouet, 1926"

Watercolor and pencil on paper,
Signed lower right and located "Carry-le-Rouet",
Dated lower left "septembre 1926",

Beautiful work by Avignon painter Louis Agricol Montagné depicting the Douaniers trail, certainly the Lizard trail, running along the seafront at Carry-le-Rouet.
An artist accustomed to depicting scenes in Provence using the watercolor technique, Louis Montagné offers us here a rare, finely detailed view of Carry-le-Rouet. A pupil of Paul Saïn and Cormon, he entered the Salon des Artistes français in 1901, winning numerous awards in the process. He exhibited early on in Avignon with the merchants Kassler and Mouret, and during this period produced decorative panels in collaboration with the painter Paul Saïn.
Wounded in the First World War, he lost an eye. He was appointed director of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts d'Avignon from 1920 to 1928
Louis Agricol Montagné was a member of the Groupe des 13.

Dimensions : 43.5 x 30 cm on view and 57.5 x 43.5 cm with its gilded wooden frame.

Nb / White spots or other marks on the photos are due to the glass reflections.

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