Max Agostini (1914-1997) - Paysage avec Pont du Gard - Provence (Vendu sans prix de réserve)

We are pleased to present a magnificent large oil on canvas, superbly framed, depicting the Pont du Gard with figures in the foreground, by the celebrated painter Max Agostini (1914–1997).

This riverside scene shows bathers by the water, rocks, and a succession of stone bridges in a luminous Breton landscape.

The work is signed “Max Agostini” at the lower left.

Title: Pont du Gard

Medium: Oil on canvas

Artist: Max Agostini (1914–1997)

Artwork dimensions: 46.5 × 65 cm

Overall dimensions including frame: 67 × 86 cm

Condition: Very good condition.

Frame: Carved, richly ornamented giltwood frame, with some wear

Max Agostini, born Max-Michel Friol in Paris in 1914 and died in Colombes in 1997, was a French painter regarded as one of the leading figures of contemporary Impressionism. Of Corsican origin, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris before being mobilized during the Second World War, during which he spent three years in captivity. After the Liberation, he first attracted attention in Châteauroux for his talent as a portrait and landscape painter. Inspired by the Impressionist masters and the Barbizon school, his paintings celebrate nature through genre scenes, vibrant bouquets of flowers, and sweeping landscapes of Provence, Berry, and the Breton coast. His work is characterized by a vivid palette and juxtaposed, vibrant brushstrokes that beautifully capture the light. Tirelessly devoted to his work, he continued painting his sunlit landscapes until the final months of his life in 1997.