Still Life Painting Meringues Canvas signed Pierre Cols

Meringues oil on canvas large format 46 X 55 cm, signed lower left p. Cols for pierre cols (1919 -2016) pierre cols is a french artist born in 1919. The artistic fiber was awakened very early in pierre cols, who lived with his wife in gouesnac'h, near bénodet, in finistère for about forty years, he then drew comics and enjoyed sketching attitudes. Oil painting will become for him the best way to express himself. In 1961, he arrived in quimper and will follow the courses of the beaux-arts. Pierre cols learns a lot from artists like le merdy, henri rivière or pierre plouhinec, dean of the "nine breton painters". He will remain within this group until 1994. Still lifes and seascapes are very representative of his work. Pierre cols exhibited extensively. Having lost his sight, he stopped painting in 2008. He died in 2016 at the age of 97. There are about forty auction results for his works. This painting comes from an auction of the artist's studio assets that took place about fifteen years ago. Clean paint, thick handmade canvas, in beautiful condition. Look at the photos.