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

We present to you a beautiful original watercolor by the French painter Pierre Abadie-Landel (1896-1972). Title: Seascape - Fishermen at Port-Rhu (Douarnenez) Technique: 1 watercolor on thick paper. Location: Brittany. Inscribed on the back: Port-Rhu, which is the coastal port of Douarnenez. Format: 32.4 cm x 50 cm. Signed by the artist at the bottom right. Provenance: private collection. Condition: good. Traces of tape, and traces from hanging. Pierre Abadie-Landel (1896-1972) Born August 22, 1896 in Paris 6th, died September 23, 1972 in Paris 14th. Painter, wood engraver, ceramist and French illustrator of Breton origin. - Student at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. - 1916: gains recognition during the Great War with The Army Alphabet and drawings for Le Nouvel Essor. At that 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 (Seven Brothers) 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 decor 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 (Printemps), Galeries Lafayette, Maison Dominique.

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