François Ozenda (1923-1976) Painting On Paper Art Brut Singular Art

Gouache (or oil) on paper by François Ozenda (1923-1976).
Signed lower right.
Good condition, framed, under glass.
Dimensions at sight: 22 X 19.5 cm.
Frame dimensions: 34 X 31 cm.
François Ozenda is a French painter, born in Marseilles in 1923. He spent his childhood there, in a modest family.
He then practiced various trades, generally living from the barter of his art and the support of his friends. All his life he led a wandering existence, day to day, chance encounters.
He claimed to have learned painting in three months by attending the Marseille art school. A mystical painter and poet, he painted in a surrealist style imbued with esotericism and spirituality.
From 1950, he lived in Vence where he had several exhibitions.
In 1973, he moved to Salermes, and died of a heart attack in 1976.
After his death, retrospectives are devoted to him, in Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Trans-en-Provence.