- 101
Mario Prassinos
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Mario Prassinos
- le feu
- signed lower right
- oil on canvas
- 59.7 by 80.7cm., 23¾ by 31¾in.
Literature
Catherine Prassinos, Mario Prassinos, Paris, 2005, p. 100, illustrated
Catalogue Note
The present work was painted while Prassinos was living in Provence. Egalières is considered one of the most beautiful villages in the South of France, and sits at the foot of the Alpilles mountain range (see lots 109-114). Prassinos bought a home there in 1951.
Le Feu is painted with the passion that caused Prassinos to state that it was 'love at first sight' when he viewed the countryside surrounding Eygalières and Orgon (quoted in Catherine Prassinos, Mario Prassinos, Arles, 2005, p. 95).