Tableau study Pastel Ed. Pannetier (1884-1965) Château de Saint-Germain in

Beautiful work created in pastel on brown paper depicting the Château de Saint Germain en Laye. The artwork is signed (in pencil) and comes from a studio collection acquired from the artist's descendants. In good condition, with traces of tape on the corners: everything is visible in the photos. Provenance: artist's family. Sheet dimensions: 25 / 32 cm. Edouard Pannetier (1884-1965): Edouard-Emmanuel-Charles Pannetier, Provençal painter and orientalist, was born on November 6, 1884, in Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne). Orphaned of his father, he began his artistic studies at the School of Fine Arts in his hometown and then at the School of Decorative Arts in Paris. Trained as a drawing teacher, he worked for a few years in Algeria at the Lycée Lamoricière in Oran between 1910 and 1920. Upon returning to France, he worked as a drawing teacher at the Lycée d'Aix-en-Provence around 1930. He painted numerous landscapes and genre scenes from Algeria and Provence. Additionally, he illustrated several literary works, highlighting the novel "Atala" by Chateaubriand in its 1946 edition. He passed away in Rueil-Malmaison, near Paris, on October 14, 1965, at the age of 80.