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Late 19th early 20th century painting
An oil on canvas measuring 46x33 cm (without the frame) representing a still life Cézanienne with 7 pears by Gabriel Fournier (1893-1963) circa 1918
Born in Grenoble, Gabriel Fournier studied at Grenoble's Ecole des Arts, Fine Arts in Lyon and finally went to Paris to study at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs.
He rubs shoulders with Montmartre, artists such as Modigliani, Kisling, Soutine, Cendrars, Satie, Max Jacob, Picasso and many others ...
He collaborates with Raoul Dufy, exposes with Henri Matisse ...
This expert in figurative art, initially neo-Cubist and often compared to Pierre Bonnard, left a fruitful work. From landscapes in still lifes, through portraits and nude of his unique model "Mado", his tender and devoted wife, who will remain until the end "the support of his courage and the guarantee of his indefectible dignity". Artist represented in the collections of the museums of France.
