A Jetty In Provence, Ca 1925: The South Of France: Mediterranean Cote d'Azur Seascape

A wonderfully luminous painting by Jean Julian (1888-1974), a master colourist from the South of France.
Originally from Marseilles, Jean Julien studied with Fernand Cormon at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris but kept the Mediterranean firmly in his heart. He was friends with writer Marcel Pagnol and actor Fernandel who were both also from Marseille, and a member of the Association des Marseillais de Paris.
Guy Dornand, the art historian who was a specialist of the works of Picasso and Maurice Utrillo, called Jean Julien "the ambassador of Provence in Paris" and famously wrote "listen, yes, listen to his paintings: you will hear the chirping of crickets"
Writer Francoise de Perthuis noted :
"It is with good reason that an important gallery on the left bank titled the exhibition of Julien's works "Coup de soleil" : Marseillais by origin, Julien has full sun his palette. "
Works by the artist are in museums of Marseilles, Arles, Paris and in numerous city halls in the South of France.
Jean Julien had a notable one man show titled "La Provence" at the Galerie Georges Petit in 1927.
He exhibited at the Salon of French artists in Paris, obtaining a silver medal in 1921 and gold medal in 1928. The oil on panel presented here dates from this very period, the late 1920s or 1930s. Measuring 46 x 55 cm, the overall framed size is 60 x 69 cm