Lot n° 253
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Pierre THERON (1918-2000) - Lot 253
Pierre THERON (1918-2000)
Studies for the murals at the Saft in Bordeaux
Paper-making: in Cousserans
Sulfating vines: in Guyenne
Tuna fishing: Pays des Basques
Cork lifting: Pays d'Albret
Turkey lifting: in Gascony
Corn harvesting: in Béarn
Marble quarries: in Comminges
Wool weaving: in Bigorre
Distillation: in the Cognac region
Oyster shuckers: in the Buch region
Pine gems: in the Grande Lande region
Dove hunting: in Chalosse
Oil production: in Périgord
Drying plums: in Lomagne
17 preparatory gouaches
depicting traditional trades of the Southwest,
two of which bear the titles of the others, signed, except for two
(Les palombes pas retenues and fabrication du papier et tissage).
Approx. 29 x 74 cm - each.
In 1951, Pierre Théron was commissioned to paint 16 large canvases to decorate the staff and management canteen at the Saft battery factory in Bordeaux, which is still in use today.
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