Achille Bron The Marais Poitevin Charentaise School, Crozant, Vendée, Charente

Achille Bron 1867 1949 famous painter of the Charente school Oil on canvas representing a Poitevin marsh signed and located on the back Excellent general condition Size 54cm x 65cm Delivery 30 euros Achille Bron was born in Crazannes in Charente and he began his studies in Saintes then in Angoulême; then he went up to Paris, entered the faculty of medicine and frequented the Moulin Rouge where he admired Toulouse Lautrec. In 1894 he established himself as a doctor in Taillebourg in Charente Inférieure today Charente Maritime, a profession that he shared with painting since he also exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and French Artists. In 1912 the Petit Journal cited his works among celebrities such as Laurencin, Metzinger, Picabia, Rassetti etc ... Bron also exhibited regularly in the Province. He therefore met Paul Madeline who gave him a few lessons but above all became his best friend, as evidenced by the many works by Madeline or Bron that they dedicated to each other or to their respective wives, they very often painted on the same motifs. However, we know that Bron came very regularly to Haute Vienne, in particular to paint the banks of the Vienne or Briance, but we have no proof that he followed Madeline to Creuse. On the other hand, Bron partly adopted Madeline's technique and palette, to the point that their works were sometimes extremely similar.