Pierre Abadie-Landel (1896-1972) - Paysage Marine...

We present to you a very beautiful original gouache by the French painter Pierre Abadie-Landel (1896-1972) Title: Marine Landscape - Fisherman in Brittany - Port of Douarnenez. Technique: Gouache on thick paper. Located in Brittany at Douarnenez “DZ” after the signature. Format: 32.9 cm x 49.7 cm. Hand-signed by the artist at the bottom right. Provenance: private collection. Condition: Excellent. Pierre Abadie-Landel (1896-1972) Born August 22, 1896 in Paris 6th arrondissement, died September 23, 1972 in Paris 14th arrondissement. French painter, wood engraver, ceramist and illustrator of Breton origin. - Student at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. - 1916: rises to prominence during the Great War with The Alphabet of the Army and drawings for Le Nouvel Essor. Around this time he discovers the Fratellini circus, which will become one of his favorite themes. - 1920: begins to exhibit at the Salon des Indépendants. - 1923: founding member of the Seiz Breur group (Sept Frères) with Jeanne Malivel and René-Yves Creston, a Breton art renewal movement. For the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs of 1925, he creates ceramic plates and decorative pieces with the HB factory of Quimper and toys for the Breton pavilion. Themes: Maritime Brittany (Douarnenez which he frequented for 40 years), nudes, circus, Breton pardons. Also works as a decorator for Primavera (Spring), Galeries Lafayette, Maison Dominique.

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