Pierre Jean Chaffrey (1929-1999) Oil On Canvas View Of Venice At Dusk

View of Venice at dusk, oil on canvas by Pierre Jean Chaffrey, French painter born in Algeria in 1929 and died in Lyon in 1999.
Signed lower right.
Good condition.
Original frame.
Dimensions without frame : 33 X 24 cm.
Dimensions with frame : 46.5 X 37.5 cm.
Pierre Jean Chaffrey was born in 1929 in Birmandreïs in Algeria.
After his secondary studies, he studied Fine Arts in Algiers, then spent two years in the United States.
He then settled in Nice, then in Allauch, near Marseille. It was in this city that his first private exhibition took place. Very quickly, his works tinged with surrealism were appreciated by many amateurs and critics.
In parallel with his painting, Pierre Jean Chaffrey produced tapestry cartoons woven exclusively by the master weaver Raymond Picaud in Aubusson.
In 1966, he set up his studio in Perpignan. He stayed there for thirteen years and created the first "Galerie de l'Olympe" while in Paris, his works were exhibited at the "L'Obsidienne" gallery, avenue Matignon, and at the "Bruno Martin Caille" gallery, rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré. In 1979, he moved to Lyon to create the Academy that bears his name.