Jean COUTY (1907-1991) Still life with... - Lot 135 - Artenchères

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Jean COUTY (1907-1991) Still life with... - Lot 135 - Artenchères
Jean COUTY (1907-1991) Still life with bread and oil lamp Oil on canvas, signed lower right. 65x50 cm (framed) We no longer need to introduce the "Master of Île Barbe", as his work is one of the most singular that Lyon has produced in the 20th century. The notoriety installed in the Jean Couty Museum, by Charles and Myriam Couty, moreover demonstrates the talent of the one who was (according to bg) a "Builder of Light" (edition les Traboules, 1995). It is rare to have a significant painting for sale that shows the Christian values that Jean Couty ardently defended. This still life is marked by the faith of the painter. The sacred bread is the center of the composition, blessed by the artist's hammered touch, and enhanced by the light of the lamp. He was an architect, student of Tony Garnier, until 1927. The price of the work presented here should be exceptional, as major paintings are so rare, available on an international market, bearing the painter's signature... BG
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