Pegurier Auguste (1856-1936) "pines At Pinet, Saint-tropez" Provence Var Ramatuelle Paris South

PEGURIER Auguste (1856-1936)

"Pines at Pinet beach, Saint-Tropez"

Pastel and pencils,
Signed lower right,

Provenance:
- Sale Var-Enchères 2019
- Private collection, France

Beautiful work by the painter Auguste Pégurier nicknamed "the first painter of Saint-Tropez” which represents a corner of the beach of Pinet in Saint-Tropez.

Just like the impressionist masters, the artist has a total mastery of the play of light and sunny atmospheres. His painting is characterized by vibrant touches of color allowing to transcribe the light of Provence and to express a poetry in his works.

Pupil of Cormon and Carolus-Duran at the Jullian Academy in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon of French Artists in 1880. Not being appreciated enough in Paris, he decided to settle in Saint-Tropez where he led a life without material worries as a winery owner. During the interwar period, he appeared again in Parisian exhibitions from 1924 to 1935.

These works are kept at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and at the Musée de L'Annonciade in Saint-Tropez.

Dimensions: 14.5 x 22.5 cm at sight without frame and 28.5 x 36.5 cm with its original carved wooden frame.

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