Oil on canvas, *The Screen* by Eugène BALOULENE
Oil on canvas, *The Screen* by Eugène BALOULENE
3.800,00 €
Eugène Baboulène 1905–1994
Our painting dates from 1961.
is considered one of the leading figures of 20th-century Provençal painting. His work, deeply rooted in the Mediterranean light, the landscapes of the South, and the poetry of everyday life, has earned him national recognition.
He began his training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulon before continuing his studies in Paris. He was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Pierre Laurent, while also attending the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs.
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| Dimensions | 45 × 62 cm |
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Upon returning to Toulon in the early 1930s, Baboulène initially turned to the decorative arts and created numerous decorative designs. His talent was quickly recognized, and he was appointed professor of decoration at the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulon in 1936.
After World War II, his encounter with the Catalan artists Antoni Clavé and Antoni Tàpies marked a decisive turning point.
He gradually moved away from the decorative arts to devote himself entirely to easel painting. This new direction allowed him to fully assert his artistic personality and develop an original pictorial language, characterized by a great freedom of brushwork and a remarkable sensitivity to color.
Starting in the 1950s, his work was widely exhibited in France and abroad. His works were shown in numerous cities, including Paris, London, Geneva, Berlin, Madrid, New York, and Tokyo
This recognition was accompanied by several major awards. He received the Prix Ève in 1950, followed by the prestigious Prix Othon Friesz in 1952. In 1955, the Prix Esso confirmed his established position in contemporary French painting. Two years later, he was awarded the Grand Prix at the Menton International Biennial.
In *Le Paravent*, Eugène Baboulène celebrates the intimate world of the great Nabi masters Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard.
Like them, he transforms an ordinary interior into a symphony of color and light, where furniture, objects, and draperies all contribute to the same decorative harmony.
The loose brushwork, the subtle interplay of blues and greens, and the warm, tranquil atmosphere of the scene evoke those refined interiors where color becomes the true subject of the painting.