Tableau study Pastel attr. Ed. Pannetier (1884-1965) sunny countryside

Beautiful work created in pastel on brown paper representing a sunny landscape (mas). The artwork, unsigned, comes from the studio collection of Edouard Pannetier and was acquired from the artist's descendants. In good condition, with traces of tape on the corners: everything is visible in the photos. Provenance: family of the artist. Dimensions of the sheet: 22 / 31 cm. For any further information or to request photos for enlargement, please feel free to contact me directly: sylvere.carlier@neuf.fr. 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 Lamoricière high school in Oran between 1910 and 1920. Upon returning to France, he worked as a drawing teacher at the Aix-en-Provence high school around 1930. He painted numerous landscapes and genre scenes from Algeria and Provence. Additionally, he illustrated several literary works, notably 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.