VIDAL Gustave (1895 - 1966)

“Busy street in Baux de Provence” 

Oil on canvas,
Signed lower right,
Titled on the back by the artist in pencil on the stretcher: “Provence - the town hall of Les Baux (B du R)

Beautiful work with strong contrast by the Avignon painter Gustave Vidal which represents an animated view of Place Louis Jou in Les Baux de Provence.
In the background you can see the old town hall of the village which now houses the Musée des Santons.
Artist knew how to perfectly transcribe the atmosphere of the place by playing on the nuances of color of the facades and the contrasts.

Student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Avignon under the direction of the painter Pierre Grivolas who will encourage his students including Gustave Vidal. to go painting outdoors He will be under the influence of the new school of Avignon and the abstract painters His style, clean, combines knife technique and pictorial stylization.
He obtains numerous awards from his beginnings, and exhibits. around the world.

Dimensions: 50 x 65 cm without frame and 77 x 63 cm with its original wooden frame.

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