Azema Louis (1876-1963) “breton Women In Front Of The Chapel” Bréhat Loguivy Brittany Paimpol Paris

AZEMA Louis (1876-1963)

"Breton women in front of the Chapel"

Oil on canvas,
Signed lower right,
The back of the canvas includes a project of decorations made by the artist,

Beautiful work by the painter Louis Azéma which represents an exit from mass in Brittany, most certainly in the region of Loguivy. The artist stayed in Loguivy in Brittany with his friend painter Auguste Boulard and produced some works on the region including a panorama of the port of Loguivy.
The artist originally from the South of France wonderfully reproduces the colors and light of Brittany.
The Breton women are dressed in their headdresses and traditional outfits.

Originally from Agde (Hérault), Louis Azéma entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier in 1892 and then, after a year of study, he joined the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
A student of Gustave Moreau, François Flameng and Fernand Cormon, he exhibited at the Salon des artistes French in 1911, 1912 and 1921 and in 1921 obtained the gold medal. He was then subsequently Hors-Concours. Many paintings are preserved in the Museums of Agde and Béziers (Hérault).
Blessed with a beautiful bass voice, he simultaneously entered the Conservatoire de Musique de Paris. In 1900, he obtained the First Prize for Singing, the Opera, and the Opéra Comique. From 1901 to 1902, the Lyon Opera hired him and then he joined as first singing bass in the troupe of the Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique in Paris.
His career continued successfully until 1935. From 1941 to 1942, he became director of the Société du Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse.
Finally, he was also an actor in silent cinema. With the advent of talking pictures, he chose the path of theater. Aristide Maillol made his bust. He loved his corner of Brittany and came there often on holiday throughout his life.

Dimensions: 50 x 65 cm without frame and 62.5 x 78 cm with its original gilded wooden frame.

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