Mattio Laurent (1892-1965) "fishing Boats In Martigues" Brescon Provence Toulon France

MATTIO Laurent (1892-1965)

"Fishing boats in Martigues"

Oil on panel,
Signed lower right,
Titled on the back of the panel: "Boats"

Beautiful work with strong contrast by the Toulon painter Laurent Mattio which represents fishermen in their boats at Brescon in Martigues.
The artist uses the knife technique to give depth and life to his compositions.

A pupil of Cormon in Paris, Laurent Mattio exhibited at the Salon of French artists in 1919.
In 1922, he was appointed professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulon.
In 1931, he decided to devote himself fully to painting and stopped teaching at the School of Fine Arts. He set up his studio in Sanary, before returning to Toulon in 1947.
In 1930, the painter exhibited at the Galerie Alex Jouvène in Marseille.

Dimensions: 38 x 46 cm without frame and 53 x 62 with its gilded wood frame.

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At the moment: Exhibition
"Stopovers in Provence and the Mediterranean, The South of France by painters"
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Pitié, Av Durand Maillane, 13210 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence