Code: 5014
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A beautiful signed and dated 1972 French naif oil on canvas by André Bouquet depicting two figures fishing from the 14th century Perthuis-au-Loup bridge in Chattilon-sur-Seine.
André Bouquet was a butcher by trade who featured in Anatole Jakovsky's ''Peintres Naifs'' which is known as the bible of 20th century naif painters.
The work is signed and dated lower left and inscribed with location on the reverse. A masterpiece of French naif painting which is presented in a beautiful painted frame that suits it perfectly.
Artist: André Bouquet (French, 1897-1987)
Title: Chattilon-sur-Seine
Medium: Oil on canvas
Frame size: 30 x 26 inches (76 x 66 cm)
Painting size: 21.5 x 18 inches (55cm x 46 cm)
André Bouquet was a butcher by trade, who had his stall in open air markets. In order to have more time to paint, however, he became a factory cook and later a foreman in the same factory.
He lived only for his painting, which once he stopped working he did every day of the week, including Sundays. He is a sensitive and delicate artist, especially when depicting Parisian suburbs, of which he has caught the atmosphere remarkably. He also painted numerous snow landscapes.
Source: Anatole Jakovsky - Peintres Naifs - Paris 1956
