Gabriel Augizeau (1894–1963) Port Of Les Sables-d'olonne At Sunset Oil On Canvas

Oil on canvas depicting a view of the port of Les Sables-d'Olonne, by Gabriel Augizeau, a painter from the Vendée region born in 1894 in Nieul-le-Dolent and who died in 1963 in Les Sables-d'Olonne.
Signed lower left.
Location and title inscribed on the back of the stretcher: "Les Sables d'Olonne (Vendée) - Le port au coucher du soleil" (The port at sunset).
Restoration required; the canvas shows damage visible in the photos. Minor craquelure is present in the sky area.
Dimensions : 27 x 22 cm.
Gabriel Dieudonné Victor Augizeau was a painter renowned for his landscapes of the Vendée and the Pays des Olonnes.
The Augizeau family settled in Les Sables-d'Olonne between 1905 and 1910, taking over a café on Rue Printanière that also operated as a delicatessen. Gabriel Augizeau, who showed an early aptitude for drawing, eventually gave up the business to devote himself entirely to painting, converting the premises into an art studio.
He worked in his studio for most of the year, but in the summer, he would set up in his "cabin," which opened onto the seafront promenade. The port, sailing boats, and the channel ferryman were among the painter's signature subjects, as was the coastline—including the rugged shore of Château-d'Olonne with its famous "Pain de Sucre" (Sugar Loaf) rock formations and the Île Saint-Jean.