Throughout the exhibition, the princes of modern painting - Braque, Chagall, Cocteau, Matisse, Rouault, Van Dongen and the grandiose Bernard Buffet - are highlighted, as are some of the winners of the Grand Prix des peintres témoins de leur temps, such as Ambrogiani and Brayer, with a striking portrait of Georges Brassens. Jean Couty, winner in 1975 with Le Chantier du métro, was already a well-known artist. Exhibiting in Paris with Katia Granoff, he was also the leader of the Lyon school, with the likes of André Cottavoz, Jean Puy and Jean Fusaro.

Extract from the article by Christian Noorbergen published in the N°107 de la revue Art Absolument. Publication date: July 13, 2023.

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