Table oil on canvas by René Fontayne Sud de France 1940

Painting oil on canvas by rené fontayne landscape south of france 1940. René fontayne, a french naturalist painter (1891 - 1952) born in the gard, studying the fine arts of nimes, painted many landscapes of the gard, the vaucluse, the country of oc. His first known works date back to the early 1920s. Fontayne expressed an early taste for purity, which is manifested especially in his still lifes composed in a very sober way. The same economy of means is found in its first landscapes, which are part of a figurative cubism. In the 1940s, rené fontayne, somewhat abandoning the other parisian salons, ensured his regular presence as that of the independents. True to his old houses of the périgord and the aveyron, the painter still presents languedoc landscapes and paintings of flowers, until 1950. 1942, the first edition of the independent national fair, a dissenting exhibition of official fairs. Read his full biography on wikipedia. Canvas dimensions: 41 cm X 33 cm. The canvas is in perfect condition and has not undergone any restoration. The painting has not been cleaned.