535 - Fernand MORIN (1878–1937)

Fernand MORIN (1878–1937) The Entrance to the Port of Pont-Aven Pointillist oil on canvas, signed lower right Bears an exhibition label in the upper right corner Signs of wear, craquelure, small areas of missing paint, re-stretched Dimensions: 46 cm x 75 cm A native of the Vendée region, Fernand Morin met the painter Pierre-Eugène Clairin during World War I: “ ...As a pilot in Squadron 219 during the war, our sketch artist was Fernand Morin, a painter from the Vendée region and a friend of Moret’s, who lived in a studio on the Pont-Aven waterfront. It was he who led me to choose Pont-Aven as the place where I was demobilized in 1919. Through him as well—a friend of Maître Correlleau—I met Ernest Correlleau upon his return from captivity. A mutual friendship developed immediately, and we promptly moved into the Lezaven studios (Paul Gauguin’s former studio), which Ernest Correlleau had purchased. …” Source: “Mauléon Autrefois,” Bernard Aumond and Xavier Maudet