{"product_id":"colette-pujol-floral-still-life","title":"Colette Pujol Floral Still Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderfully expressive floral still life by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColette Pujol (1913–1999)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a Brazilian painter, draftsman, and teacher whose formal artistic training took her from São Paulo and Salvador to Paris. Pujol studied painting with Antonio Rocco and later at the Escola de Belas Artes in Salvador under Presciliano Silva. In 1946, she received a French government scholarship to continue her studies in Paris, where she attended the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eÉcole des Beaux-Arts and Académie Julian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, remaining in Europe until 1949. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.guiadasartes.com.br\/colette-pujol?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eGuiadas Artes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer career extended well beyond her own studio practice. After returning to Brazil, Pujol established a private painting and drawing school and later taught at the Associação Paulista de Belas Artes. Her work received recognition in juried exhibitions, including an honorable mention at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSalon des Artistes Français\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and her paintings are represented in Brazilian museum collections. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colette_Pujol?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePujol worked across landscapes, figures, still lifes, and particularly florals; documented works include numerous paintings of flowers in oil on canvas, board, and panel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mutualart.com\/Artwork\/Vaso-de-flores\/71EBA0238DC2261F?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eMutualArt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This example is especially joyful, with an exuberant bouquet of raspberry, red, lavender, creamy yellow, blush pink, and fiery orange blooms arranged in a faceted brown vase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLoose, dimensional brushwork gives each flower its own personality, while the moody blue-gray ground keeps the saturated palette from becoming overly sweet. The geometric vase and unusual curved tabletop bring a distinctly modern structure to the otherwise traditional floral subject.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Colette Pujol”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the lower left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal floral still life by Colette Pujol (1913–1999)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrazilian painter, draftsman, and educator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudied at the École des Beaux-Arts and Académie Julian in Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecipient of a French government scholarship for artistic study\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExhibited and received recognition at the Salon des Artistes Français\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned “Colette Pujol” lower left\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnframed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSourced in France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18.25\" W x 24\" H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage condition with age-related surface wear, scattered marks and wear along the perimeter. Minor areas of paint loss and surface irregularity are visible throughout. Please review photographs closely for condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully colorful work from a documented 20th-century artist whose career connected the Brazilian and Parisian art worlds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPOTTED.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49111498359006,"sku":null,"price":530.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/2581\/8846\/files\/DSC_0239_0fbdc381-667b-46b2-92f0-5f4132aa8fd7.jpg?v=1790363668","url":"https:\/\/spottedvintage.com\/products\/colette-pujol-floral-still-life","provider":"SPOTTED.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}