Louis Pastour (1876-1948) - Calvaire sur la route du Cannet






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Calvaire sur la route du Cannet, 1942, oil on cardboard, France, sold with frame.
Description from the seller
PASTOUR Louis (1876-1948)
"Calvary on the Cannet road, 1942"
Oil on cardboard,
Signed bottom right,
Countersigned, located and dated on the back by the artist: "Reason to hope, Le Cannet, 1942, Louis Pastour"
Study of a character in pencil on the back of the cardboard,
Beautiful work with strong contrast by the painter from Cannes, Louis Pastour, depicting a road leading to Le Cannet animated by a chapel and by figures.
A worker by day and a student in the evening at the decorative arts school of the city of Nice, then Paris, he exhibited for the first time at the age of 45.
In 1902, he founded with a group of workers passionate about art: the Association of Fine Arts of Cannes, of which he is the secretary general. Through this association, the painters of the region are highlighted by an annual exhibition.
Painter of light with complete mastery of color, Louis Pastour uses the knife technique to give life to his works.
Recognized by critics as a poet-painter due to the names of poems he gives to his works: Sun Festival, Gold Reflections, Glory to the Morning...
Note: An old restoration is to be noted on the Calvary.
Dimensions: 26 x 47 cm without frame and 40 x 58 cm with its wooden frame.
For more information, please contact us.
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A purchase invoice is issued for each purchase.
We ship to France and abroad by private carrier with insurance included.
Customs duties for shipments outside the EU are the responsibility of the buyer.
Seller's Story
PASTOUR Louis (1876-1948)
"Calvary on the Cannet road, 1942"
Oil on cardboard,
Signed bottom right,
Countersigned, located and dated on the back by the artist: "Reason to hope, Le Cannet, 1942, Louis Pastour"
Study of a character in pencil on the back of the cardboard,
Beautiful work with strong contrast by the painter from Cannes, Louis Pastour, depicting a road leading to Le Cannet animated by a chapel and by figures.
A worker by day and a student in the evening at the decorative arts school of the city of Nice, then Paris, he exhibited for the first time at the age of 45.
In 1902, he founded with a group of workers passionate about art: the Association of Fine Arts of Cannes, of which he is the secretary general. Through this association, the painters of the region are highlighted by an annual exhibition.
Painter of light with complete mastery of color, Louis Pastour uses the knife technique to give life to his works.
Recognized by critics as a poet-painter due to the names of poems he gives to his works: Sun Festival, Gold Reflections, Glory to the Morning...
Note: An old restoration is to be noted on the Calvary.
Dimensions: 26 x 47 cm without frame and 40 x 58 cm with its wooden frame.
For more information, please contact us.
--
A purchase invoice is issued for each purchase.
We ship to France and abroad by private carrier with insurance included.
Customs duties for shipments outside the EU are the responsibility of the buyer.
