Lot n° 296
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Henri Jean PONTOY (1888-1968) - Lot 296
Henri Jean PONTOY (1888-1968)
Oasis.
Oil on canvas signed lower right, countersigned on the back, dated 14.5.44.
27 x 22 cm.
Henri Jean PONTOY (1888-1968): Studied at the Beaux-Arts in Paris under Luc-Oliver Merson. He started out as an engraver and musician, before moving on to painting. In 1926, he was awarded a travel grant to Tunisia. That same year, he became a member of the Salon Tunisien. In 1947-48, he traveled with Majorelle to Guinea. He settled in Morocco, in Fez, and exhibited in North Africa and at the Salon de l'Afrique Française in Paris in 1947. He becomes professor of arts and letters at the Lycée Moulay Idriss in Fès.
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