13 - Macario VITALIS (Philippines 1898 – ? 1989)

Macario VITALIS (Philippines 1898 – ? 1989) Church of Locquirec, Finistère Created in 1946 Oil on canvas mounted on hardboard 25.5 x 30 cm Signed and dated lower right “Vitalis 46” On the back, marked “Locquirec” This painting is listed in the artist’s online catalog under inventory number 1946-17. Until 1957, Macario Vitalis lived in Puteaux, when he was not staying in Brittany, in Plestin-les-Grèves, a seaside village between Roscoff and Perros-Guirec. The intensity of the light, the beauty of the landscapes, and the warmth shown to him by the locals prompted him to return often and even to settle there in 1957, while continuing to visit Puteaux regularly. This painting, depicting the church in Locquirec, was created during one of his stays in Plestin-les-Grèves.