Jean Rigazzi - view of the open sea

oil on panel signed at the bottom - good condition - framed.
panel dimensions 39 cm x 58 cm.
with frame 68 cm x 50 cm.
Jean Rigazzi was a French-Belgian artist born in Besançon (France) in 1922 and died in Antwerp in 1993. He was a painter, sculptor, ceramist, designer of assemblages, stained glass windows and tapestries. He studied law for a time at the University of Lyon. He was self-taught in the visual arts. He ended up in Antwerp after the Second World War. His work is expressionist, symbolist and lyrically abstract. Color and matter play an important role in the construction of his works. He found his inspiration in the landscape, the Scheldt, the sea and women. His works sometimes seem imbued with a bright and mystical light. From the press: “Anyone who comes into contact with the work of this colorful painter will be surprised by the truly 'Flemish' way in which JR expresses the atmosphere of his beloved Scheldt landscape. In grand evocations of color, which lean towards the abstract because of the way they are synthesized, the artist sings the praises of the unsurpassed landscape on the banks of the stream.” He exhibited, among others, in Hof de Bist in 1975. He was then working in Schoten. Jean Rigazzi is mentioned in Two centuries of signatures of Belgian artists mentioned in Piron and other art books.