Watercolor On Paper Signed Pierre Ambrogiani (1907-1985) Circus, Clown, Expressionist

Very beautiful watercolor on paper, the subject treated here is unusual and very original. It represents a circus scene.
First two clowns are painted, and we notice a dancer in the background.
 
This watercolor reflects the expressionist style of the artist from Marseille.
 
In very good condition, the bright colors are very beautiful.
 
The paint is sold with a frame that suits it well.
 
Sight dimensions: 30 x 22 cm
Dimensions with frame: 64 x 50 cm
 
Pierre Ambrogiani (1907-1985).

Pierre Ambrogiani was born into a modest family who settled in the old working-class district of Marseille. Postman from 1928 to 1950 at the Poste in Marseille, in 1936, helped by André Malraux and Louis Aragon, he participated in the creation of the first house of provincial culture with his friends painters from Marseilles, Antoine Serra, Louis Toncini, François Diana.
«Very popular and particularly colorful character of Marseille», Pierre Ambrogiani is a friend of Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. His workshop is located in Estienne-d'Orves, near the Old Port. He travels through the countryside with his car, which he uses as a workshop, painting on the motif. He moved to a workshop at the Quai Rive-Neuve in Marseille in 1943. It was in 1944 that he received the advice of René Seyssaud, met in Marseille where, during a bombing, he painted imperturbably.
Renowned for his palette of bright colors, he paints landscapes of the South, still lifes of fish. He also engraves numerous plates to illustrate works.
In 1962, he decorated the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Marseilles with frescoes and stained glass windows.He received a postage stamp, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, in 1961.
Forced by illness and infirmity to stop painting in 1973, Pierre Ambrogiani died in 1985 and was buried in the Saint-Pierre cemetery in Marseille. His body was transferred to the cemetery of Sault, in Vaucluse.
Pierre Ambrogiani is one of the great Provençal masters of modern times. His genius is distinguished by canvases in fawn and violent colors.

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