PEGURIER Auguste (1856-1936)

"Garden Masséna in Nice"

Oil on canvas,
Signed lower right,
Cartel with the name of the artist on the frame,

Beautiful work by the painter Auguste Pégurier nicknamed "the first painter of Saint-Tropez which represents an animated view of the Masséna garden in Nice. We can distinguish the statue of Marshal Masséna as well as in the background the bell tower of the Sainte-Réparate cathedral in Nice.

We can compare our work to another painting by the artist entitled "Garden Masséna in Nice, 1893" reproduced in the catalog: Auguste pegurier, The first painter of Saint-Tropez" by Claude Roger-Marx.

Just like the impressionist masters, the artist has a total mastery of the play of light and sunny atmospheres.His painting is characterized by vibrant touches of color allowing him to transcribe the light of Provence and to express poetry in his works.

Pupil of Cormon and Carolus- Duran at the Jullian Academy in Paris He exhibited at the Salon of French Artists from 1880. Not being appreciated enough in Paris, he decided to settle in Saint-Tropez where he led a life without material worries as a winery owner.
During the interwar period, he appeared again in Parisian exhibitions from 1924 to 1935.

These works are kept at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and at the Musée de L'Annonciade in Saint-Tropez.

Dimensions: 48.5 x 64.5 cm at sight without frame and 70 x 85 cm with its beautiful carved and gilded wooden frame.

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