Raymond Tournon (1901-1975) Vue Du Château De Foucaud Actuel Musée Des Beaux-arts De Gaillac

Oil on panel signed "Raymond Tournon" lower right and located at Gaillac (Tarn, France), depicting a sunlit garden: a house with green shutters fronted by a monumental balustraded staircase, a large tree casting its shade over the path, flowering borders and a beautiful southern light playing across the stonework. A luminous, lively composition with the free, colourful touch characteristic of the artist.

Frame: 49 x 57 cm
Work: 37 x 45 cm

Raymond Tournon (Bois-Colombes, 1901 – Bayeux, 1975), known as "the son", was a French painter and set designer for theatre and cinema. The son of the painter and poster artist Raymond Tournon (1870-1919), he trained at the École des Gobelins and frequented Montparnasse, where he became friends with Foujita, Soutine and Paul Poiret. Deeply attached to Gaillac, his "chosen homeland", he painted many views of the town. Several of his works are held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gaillac