An ORIENTALIST ART-DECO Oil on Panel PAINTING by GASTON PRIOU, France 1930

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An ORIENTALIST ART-DECO Oil on Panel PAINTING by GASTON PRIOU, France 1930

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Here is an authentic and exceptional Art-Deco, Modernist, Orientalist, oil on wood panel painting, representing an african man and an european Venus, breaking their times sex and race rules together in a stylized jungle, superb composition of palm trees forming a tropical forest around a volcano, painted on wood panel a with beautiful sculptural reliefs, in warm color tones enhanced by silver and gold finishes, by Gaston PRIOU, France 1930. Gaston PRIOU's is usually considered -and valued- as a decorative artist from the great Art-Deco period. In this case, it is visibly a propper piece of painting and a true work of art, with a strong figurative input and a deep symbolic sense, wich has been rarely seen in the known pieces sold on auction... It increases the importance and the consideration of this artist and hiw work, wich are still very unknown and to be discovered! This is a beautiful and historical museum piece, expressing the progressist spirit of its early and conservative time, and therefore an important piece of the artist pictural production, as wall as an important piece of 20th century history of art. Gaston Priou is a well known painter dedicated to a contemplative vision of the world, wich may have been understood as "colonial" in most of his (beautiful) natural landscape scenes, but wich is here containing a deep humanist, peace and love message, just renewing the entire artist's work perspective. It is important to remember both the conservative spirit of the early 20th century (even if the 20s were an open and free time in France) and the imperial and colonial period, between the 2 world wars, to understand the open, free, and perhaps revolutionary message of this painting representing a beautiful and sensual scene between a white venus and a black man, enhanced by the wild forest and the erupting volcano... This is an early tribute to equality, sensuality, and at the end : freedom and diversity! This unique painting is signed on the bottom right with the original "Priou" signature logo. This painting has been fixed and securised on a superb wood structure by Jean Garcia, wich was an internationally known wood panel restorer, specialized in Renaissance wood panel paintings by the biggest masters of history of art. He restored the main Renaissance treasures as Bruegel and most dutch masters for the most important museums in Europe, and achieved this incredible performance to save this painting by replacing the painted surface on a reknewn wood panel.

Creator:
Gaston Priou (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 44.49 in (113 cm)Width: 53.55 in (136 cm)Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Wood,Lacquered,Oiled
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
1930
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The painting is in overall very good vintage condition. There are no marks, breaks, neither missing elements. The whole surface is slightly cracked, in a beautiful manner, to be considered as time patina.
Seller Location:
PARIS, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU6650238674342