Interior Parisian Signed by Charles Martin Sauvaigo (1881-1970 Nice) Oil on Panel, 1940, France.

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Charles Martin Sauvaigo, oil on panel, "L'Intérieur Parisien" (Parisian Interior), 1940, France.
This painting depicts an elegant, upscale interior. In … Read more Charles Martin Sauvaigo, oil on panel, "L'Intérieur Parisien" (Parisian Interior), 1940, France.
This painting depicts an elegant, upscale interior. In the foreground stands an armchair upholstered in boldly colored, contrasting striped silk. Bright red Oriental rugs cover the floor, while ochre-painted walls lend warmth and a cozy atmosphere. Elegant furniture, light fixtures, and a painting complete the composition of this Parisian interior.
Charles Martin Sauvaigo is a renowned artist from the south of France; his poetic and refined style makes him a sought-after painter among collectors.

Size with frame: 28 x 33
Size without frame: 25 x 21

During his youth, at the instigation of Félix Ziem who had noticed his qualities, Charles Martin-Sauvaigo turned towards drawing and painting. After having spent some time under the direction of Alexis Mossa at the school of decorative arts in Nice, he came to Paris and was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in November 1900 in the workshops of Léon Bonnat (until 'in 1905), then Luc-Olivier Merson (until 1911). Appointed official painter of the Navy in 1922, he was one of the founders of the Society of Fine Arts of the Sea and brought together artists from his native region. Linked to the Decorative Arts movement of the Société des arts français, he participated in the international exhibition of modern decorative and industrial arts of 1925, of which he was a winner. Charles Martin-Sauvaigo also exhibited at the Paris International Colonial Exhibition of 1931 with several large dioramas, and finally at the 1937 Universal Exhibition in Paris, where his immense diorama of more than 440 square meters decorated the Côte d'Ivoire pavilion. 'Azure. See less