"Modernist Composition By Edgar Melik 1904-1976"
Oil on wood measuring 67cm x 47cm plus frame 90cm x70cm signed at the bottom Edgard MELIK The Master of Cabries Born in 1904 in Paris, it was in Provence that he made his career Coming in the footsteps of van Gogh and Cézanne, this creator drew all his symbolic and dreamlike inspiration from his imaginary world An artist of character, he settled in Cabriès, more precisely at the Château which dominates the village, today transformed into the Mélik Museum He had a tragic end in 1976 Some art critics consider him one of the greatest painters of his generation A figurative work on the edge of abstraction Free shipping for the European Union 350 euros for the rest of the world