BRAYER Yves (1907-1990) 

"Basket of fruit in front of the Alpilles" 

Oil on canvas, 
Signed lower right, 
Titled on the back by the artist, 
Referenced under number 4333 in the Catalogue Raisonné de l'Œuvre Peint, Éditions de la Bibliothèque des Arts, Lausanne (Volume 2) 

Beautiful and large work by the figurative painter Yves Brayer which represents a basket of fruit on an entablature in front of a field of olive trees in the Alpilles in Provence. 
The artist captures in this composition the very essence of Provence: the olive groves and the cypresses, the fruits and the light. 

Impressed by his talent, his mother enrolled him at the Ecole des Arts de Bourges. Arriving in Paris in 1924, he attended the academies of Montparnasse and the Grande Chaumière then the Ecole des Beaux-arts de Paris where he obtained his diploma. He was encouraged and initiated by great artists such as Jean-Louis Forain and the sculptor Robert Wlérick. He began exhibiting his works very early when he was only a student, at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants. He traveled to Spain in 1927, thanks to a travel grant from the State and this allowed him to meet museum masters in Madrid who would influence his future works. 
His travels did not stop there, he continued to other countries such as Morocco, Mexico and Italy, and returned at the end to France to continue the journey and share his works with the public. Adept at watercolor and painting, he produced landscapes from his many travels and his Provence. 
You can admire works by the artist at the Yves Brayer Museum in Les Baux de Provence. 

Dimensions: 92 x 73 cm without frame and 111 x 92 cm with its original wooden frame from the Maison Delf. 

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