MONTAGNE Louis Agricol (1879-1960)

"Evening at Martigues"

Oil on canvas,
Signed lower left,
Stamp of the Salon of 1910 on the back on the frame and various exhibition numbers.

Exhibition: Salon of French Artists 1910, No. 1375: "Evening at Martigues".

Exceptional work by the Avignon painter Louis Agricol Montagné which represents a view of the city of Martigues at night. One can distinguish in the foreground the boats of the fishermen and in the background the town of Martigues with in particular the Sainte-Madeleine church under the last rays of the sun of a summer day.
Louis Montagné offers us here a panorama of the city of Martigues that is both colorful and contrasting.

Pupil of Paul Saïn and Cormon, he appeared at the Salon of French Artists from 1901, from which he obtained numerous awards during his participation. He exhibited very early in Avignon at the merchants Kassler and Mouret and during this period produced decorative panels in collaboration with the painter Paul Saïn.
Wounded during the First World War, he lost an eye. This will not prevent him from leading a brilliant career.
He was appointed director of the School of Fine Arts in Avignon from 1920 to 1928.
Louis Agricol Montagné is part of the Group of 13.

Dimensions: 115 x 147 cm without frame and 126 x 159 cm with its modern gilded wooden frame.

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