Rene Choquet : "the Mouth Of The Bidassoa And The Jaizkibel"

René Maxime Choquet (1872-1958) "The mouth of the Bidassoa and the Jaizkibel" oil on panel 27 X 35 cm, mounted in a molded wooden frame 40 X 47 cm. Titled and dated on the back "Le Jaiquibel" (sic), August 1930 6 p.m. About thirty years ago, when I began to defend Basque and Landes regionalism, one of my colleagues saw me buying a painting by Choquet and said to me "Ah! You love this Raphael of donkeys!" Well yes, and frankly, I think that this title would not have displeased him, he who made a specialty of equines of all kinds, horses, donkeys, pottocks and other mules… This one is different, of a synthesis of the composition almost nabi, with its horizontals alternately dark and bright just punctuated by a sailing boat… Do not hesitate to ask us for photos or additional information by email or telephone. Other photos and many other objects in our shops in Pau and Biarritz and on our site: galerielhoste.com.