Charles Feola Watercolor Paris Montmartre Quai De Seine XX Boat Rt1004

Watercolor framed under glass in a pretty mahogany veneer frame, representing the banks of the Seine in Montmartre.
The freedom of design, the bright colors, reflect the excitement, the dynamics and the charm which reigns on the quays, in the legendary district of Montmartre.
Signed lower right: CH FEOLA for Charles Feola (1917 1994), listed painter.
Annotated on the left: Montmartre

Biography:
He was born in Algeria in Philippeville in 1917 to Italian emigrant parents and died in Argentat in 1994. Self-taught, he began painting at the age of 13 and at the age of 17 he already presented his first exhibition in his hometown. From Egypt to Syria then to Lebanon he ventured, but the Second World War caught up with him. He was mobilized and then taken prisoner. He escapes, reaches France, arrives in Paris and sets down his brushes and easels in Montmartre which will very quickly captivate him.
He “sketches” the places and curiosities, some of which no longer exist. In this his painting, which can be described as living, is a testimony. In 1945, he met the painter Maurice Utrillo who sponsored his first Parisian exhibitions, then the artist Jacqueline Thibaut who excelled in naïve art.
She will become the woman of his life and the mother of his four children. He saw success arrive in 1950 which he would not part with until the end of his life.

Period: Mid-20th century
Condition: Good condition, normal wear, small chips in the veneer.
Dimensions with frame: 52.5 x 44.5 cm
Dimensions without frame: 44.5 x 36.5 cm.
Weight: 1.935 kg

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