René Seyssaud (1867-1952) "bord De Côte, Saint Chamas" Fauve Provençal Marseille, Camoin Olive

SUPERB tempera or egg painting on paper by René Seyssaud representing a flowered coastline in the Mediterranean, signed on the back + marked Saint Chamas. Format of the painting alone at sight 12x20cm or 17x24cm frame included. It is therefore a magnificent Fauvist composition by René Seyssaud which represents a coastline in the Mediterranean, more precisely on the Etang de Berre towards St Chamas, the artist's favorite place where he painted many times. at any time. Seyssaud therefore uses here one of his favorite techniques, tempera, which is none other than egg paint, in fact the artist greatly appreciated this technique which he mastered to perfection, you just have to see this painting where he skillfully plays with impasto material, his palette is also typical with yellows, ochres, red, greens, pink, blue, white etc... a real little masterpiece which proves to us that a few square centimeters were enough to the artist to display all his talent!!! René Seyssaud (1867-1952) is a Provencal painter, precursor of Fauvism, member of the New Avignon School. Although the child of a Vaucluse family, he was born on June 15, 1867 in Marseille where his father was a lawyer. The latter having enrolled him in the Fine Arts, upon his death, he joined his grandparents in Avignon who enrolled him in those of this city where his master was Pierre Grivolas. He is noted for his powerful temperament and his bold palette with bright colors, causing him to be presented as a precursor of Fauvism. His first major exhibition took place in 1892 at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris. He then inaugurated the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Tuileries. His marriage, in 1899, gave him the opportunity to settle in Villes-sur-Auzon, where he chose Mont Ventoux and the Nesque gorges as pictorial themes. But suffering from tuberculosis, his doctors advised him to move closer to the sea and he moved, in 1904, to Saint-Chamas where his workshop overlooked the Etang de Berre. However, he often returned for stays at the foot of Ventoux and in the mid-1930s, he even set up a workshop in Aurel. There came to meet them his cousins Jean, the twins Paul and Philippe, who, following his example, took up painting and made a name for themselves. At the urging of his friends Chabaud and Serra, he was made an officer of the Legion of Honor and died in Saint-Chamas on September 24, 1952. Its features are preserved for us by the portrait painted by Pierre Ambrogiani and preserved by the Paul-Lafran municipal museum of Saint-Chamas. Today René Seyssaud is considered a pre-Fauve, in fact he is one of the rare painters such as Armand Guillaumin or Louis Valtat, to have used the Fauve technique almost 10 years previously; you just have to look at his compositions between 1895 and 1900 to see that Matisse, Camoin or Marquet did not invent everything!!! This egg painting is in perfect original condition, delivered in a small modern baguette. Guaranteed authentic work.