Subject: Brittany

Pierre-Eugene Montezin, France, (1874-1946), works include: Les porcs, Cochon ou basse-cour, Cour de Ferme. Montézin was a painter of landscapes and rural scenes. Montézin was deeply influenced by the work of the Impressionists, and continued to developed painterly dabs of color depicting vibrant outdoor scenes with a great clarity of light.

Gustave Moreau, France (1826-1898), works include: Porc couché and Etude de porc couché. Moreau was a Symbolist painter whose main emphasis was the illustration of biblical and mythological figures, and he also chose his subjects from history, religion, legend and fancy. Moreau became a professor at Paris’ École des Beaux-Arts after 1891 and his teaching was highly popular. Among his students were Henri Matisse and Georges Rouault.During his lifetime, Moreau produced more than 8,000 paintings, watercolors, cartoons and drawings.

France, (1856-1913) Jeunes Bretonnes dans la lande [Young Bretons in the moor] (c. 1891), oil on canvas 33 x 45.3 in. (84 x 115 cm.) Los Angeles County Museum of Art Editor’s Note: I would like to thank Grillion http://doudou.gheerbrant.com/blog2/ at her blog on art and life in Brittany for introducing me to Moret and … Read more

Britain, (1878-1959) Pigs In A Wood, Cornwall (c. 1912 – 1917), oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.) Castle House / Munnings Museum, Dedham, Essex Farmyard with Pigs (ndg.), oil on canvas 13 x 17.2 in. (33 x 43.5 cm.) Private Collection Pigs At New Market (ndg.), oil on board 19.5 … Read more

Marguerite Krebs-Paulet, France (1900-1979), works include: Place Saint Michel, Quimperlé, Porcs , Truie allaitant, Quimperlé, Croquis au marché Quimperlé, hommes et cochons, the Gondolo childrens’ stories and the logo design for the “Petit Navire” sea food company. Paulet, was a painter, illustrator and author. Her technique often combined watercolor with gouache, drawing and oils.

Jean-Bertrand Pégot-Ogier, France (1877-1915), works include: Joueur de binioù and La préparation du cochon. Pégot-Ogier was a painter, cartoonist, illustrator and cyclist. His work is marked by elements of both impressionism and synthetism and a focus on Brittiany.

France, (1761-1832) On tue le cochon [Killing the pig] (c. 1810), pencil and black ink on paper 9.8 x 7.9 in. (25.5 x 20.2 cm.) Musèe National des Arts et Traditions Populaires About the Artist Olivier Perrin (sometimes Ollivier), French, (1761-1832), was born in the town of Rostrenen in Brittany, and returned to the area … Read more

Alfred Le Petit, France (1841-1909), works include: Le Cochon, souvenirs de Normandie and Le porc des Tuileries. Le Petit was a painter, cartoonist and photographer and spent a much of his life lampooning and criticizing political figures of the time. He founded several periodicals including La Charge, Le Pétard and Le Sans-Culotte, these all focused on political commentary of the ruling powers.

Moreno Pincas, Bulgaria/Israel, (b. 1936), works include: Bretagne, marché aux cochons. Pincas is a painter. He was born in Bulgaria and emigrated to Israel in 1949. The central theme of Pincas works are grotesque scenes, curiosities and noisy and restless imagery drawn from a colorful, rich and sometimes even bloody world.

Camille Pissarro, France (1830-1903), works include: Le marché aux cochons, foire de la Saint-Martin à Pontoise, The Pork Butcher and Maison de paysans. Pissarro was an Impressionist painter and friend of Monet, Guillaumin, and Cezanne.