Charles CAMOIN (1879-1965)Saint-Tropez, Little Africa with big pinesOil on canvasSigned lower left65 x 81 cmProvenanceGalerie Robert Schneider, ParisDuvivier Collection, ParisSale Ader-Tajan, Paris, June 27, 1994, cat. no. 38, repr. p. 31Private collection, FranceThe authenticity of this painting has been confirmed by Madame Anne-Marie Grammont-Camoin, and it will be included in the catalog raisonné of Charles Camoin currently being prepared by the Camoin Archives."As a colorist, I have always been and still am a fauve on the loose" - C. Camoin. A painter revealed by the fauve movement, Charles Camoin used color to retranscribe the motif and its luminous variations. He left his Montmartre studio in 1921 and settled permanently in Saint-Tropez, demonstrating his affection for this region, which he painted and overpainted almost obsessively, in a spontaneous, richly colored style.Saint-Tropez, Petite Afrique aux grands pinsHuile sur toileSignée en bas à gauche65 x 81 cmProvenanceGalerie Robert Schneider, ParisCollection Duvivier, ParisVente Ader-Tajan, Paris, 27 juin 1994, cat. no. 38, repr. p. 31Collection particulière, FranceL'authenticité de ce tableau a été confirmée par Madame Anne-Marie Grammont-Camoin, lequel sera inclus dans le catalogue raisonné de Charles Camoin actuellement en préparation par les Archives Camoin.