Pierre Pruvost - Mediterranean port scene in Cannes, France

Oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled on the reverse in French “Cannes, au Port”, with the art gallery logo “Galerie des arts, Nîmes, France” dated on the lower edge 1976, in good condition with a small repair to the canvas, frame size 52x43 cm, unframed 41x33 cm, Provenance private collection in Cannes, France.

Pruvost's lively and colorful painting is expressed in views of Mediterranean cities, harbors, busy beaches, bathers and colorful umbrellas.
Pierre Pruvost was a master of watercolors and a passionate documentarian of life in the south of France. He was born in Amiens in 1921. After completing a classical training in fine arts, he won the Fénéon Prize in 1951. A year later, he received the Abd-el-Tif Prize with a two-year scholarship to the Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algiers. The cities of Kabylie – Béjaïa, Tipasa – and the great Algerian south inspired him. The vibrant colors of his paintings reveal his talent as a colorist. His drawing gives the impression of still images and his complex compositions recall Albert Marquet. In 1954, he returned to France to paint his favorite subject: the coastline and ports. In 1950, he exhibited at the Guiot gallery in Paris with his friend François Desnoyer. From 1955, he was presented by the famous Charpentier gallery. His lively and colorful painting is expressed in the views of Antibes, the harbor, the lively beach, the bathers and the brightly colored parasols. Pruvost remained in Antibes until his death in 2008. The Cagnes Museum paid tribute to him in 1993 with a major retrospective. Pruvost's works are represented in many French public collections.
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