Armand Petitjean (1909-1990): Nue Dans Le Paysage
Oil on Canvas
Size: 89 x 77 cm
Artwork Dated: Circa 1950
Petitjean, a self-taught painter, began his career in Paris after WWI and he exhibited successfully, winning the Prix Gustave Doré in 1927 and another prize at the Salon de Jeune Peinture in 1946.
Petitjean, moved to Provence in 1950, on the advice of his friend and Mentor, André Marchand. Marchand's influence in Petitjean's work is evident from his use of stiff figures and stark colour contrast. However, as Petitjean's aesthetic evolved, he would eventually move more towards non-figurative Abstraction.
He exhibited regularly at the Salon de Mai, the Salon Comparaisons and the Salon des Réalitées Nouvelles. In 1987, Petitjean exhibited in a solo exhibition at Galerie Bellint in Paris.
Nue Dans Le Paysage, dated from around 1950, perfectly expresses the mood of this controversial period, the need to find a new vocabulary for the post war period. The work functions almost as a signpost of art for the next six or seven years.
The Museum of Modern Art In Paris has examples of his work.
Stock No: FO0018
