"Louis Fortuney. Mediterranean Landscape. Pastel."
Louis Ernest Fortuney (1875-1952). Mediterranean landscape. Pastel. French painter, engraver, lithographer and pastellist, he was a friend of Rodin and painted with him in the south, notably in Cagnes-sur-Mer. Fortuney was inspired by the sea, the lights of Brittany and those of the Mediterranean. He obtained a commission from the state for important canvases intended to decorate the Ministry of the Navy. Signed and dated 1934 with a note "To my friend Mouly" Size 51 cm x 43 cm.