WATERCOLOR ON PAPER BY AUGUSTE GILBERT PRIVAT 1941 PAYSAGE ENNEIGE H3391 This watercolor on paper was produced by Auguste Gilbert Privat. however fresh in color.The background is changed, the frame is re-gilded but goes perfectly with this work.Gilbert Privat, born May 27, 1892 in Toulouse and died August 3, 1969 in Soulac-sur-Mer, is a French sculptor and painter , winner of the Prix de Rome in 1921.Auguste Gilbert Privat is from Toulouse where his father is a woodcarver. After a first apprenticeship in his father's studio, he enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse then at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he was a pupil of Jules Coutan in the sculpture section1 Mobilized during the First World War, he was wounded four times and was, as such, decorated with the Military Medal. Returned to civilian life, he took up residence in the 14th arrondissement of Paris; in 1921, he won the second Grand Prix de Rome, the winner of which was Élie-Jean Vézien that year. He exhibited regularly in various Parisian salons and in 1937, at the International Exhibition in Paris. He married in November 1937 in Périgueux to Odette de Puiffe de Magondeaux, doctor of law and lawyer; the couple lived during the Occupation in the south of France and did not return to the capital until after the Liberation. Gilbert Privat has received numerous awards, including a gold medal from the Société des Arts et Lettres.The couple live at 41 rue Boulard (14th arrondissement of Paris). Odette Gilbert-Privat was deputy mayor for several years. He acquired a villa in Soulac-sur-Mer, where he died on August 3, 1969. Several municipalities have honored his memory by giving his name to a street like Périgueux, Soulac-sur-Mer and Paris where, in the 14th arrondissement, Place Gilbert-Privat was inaugurated on November 11, 2004 in the presence of Mrs. Gilbert-Privat. Mrs. Odette Gilbert-Privat published in 1997 a biography of her husband .Sold as presented.For the condition, please detail the photos.Do not hesitate to zoom in.The photos are an integral part of the description.Dimensions: FrameHeight: 47 cmThickness: 1.2 cmWidth: 37.8 cmPaintingHeight: 40.9 cmWidth: 31.8 cm I remain at your disposal for any questions.