AZEMA Louis (1876-1963)

"Breton Women in Front of the Chapel"

Oil on canvas,
Signed lower right,
The back of the canvas includes a design project created by the artist.

A beautiful work by the painter Louis Azéma depicting a woman leaving mass in Brittany, most likely in the Loguivy region.
The artist stayed in Loguivy, Brittany, with his painter friend Auguste Boulard and created several works of the region, including a panorama of the port of Loguivy.
The artist, originally from the South of France, wonderfully captures the colors and light of Brittany.
The Breton women are dressed in their traditional headdresses and costumes.

Originally from Agde (Hérault), Louis Azéma entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier in 1892, and after a year of study, he transferred to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. A student of Gustave Moreau, François Flameng, and Fernand Cormon, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1911, 1912, and 1921, winning the gold medal in 1921. He was subsequently awarded the Hors-Concours prize. Many of his paintings are held in the Museums of Agde and Béziers (Hérault).

Blessed with a beautiful bass voice, he simultaneously entered the Paris Conservatoire de Musique. In 1900, he won the First Prize for Singing, the Opera, and the Opéra Comique. From 1901 to 1902, the Lyon Opera hired him, and he joined the troupe of the Théâtre National de l'Opéra Comique in Paris as the first singing bass.

His career continued successfully until 1935. From 1941 to 1942, he became director of the Société du Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse.

Finally, he was also a silent film actor. With the advent of talkies, he chose the theater route. Aristide Maillol had his bust made. He loved his corner of Brittany and visited it often on vacation throughout his life.

Dimensions: 50 x 65 cm unframed and 62.5 x 78 cm with its original gilded wood frame.

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