Stéphane Cara – The Cottage – Circa 1950 Luminous oil on canvas painting representing a thatch cottage, probably from the region of Brittany (France). Signed CARA in the lower right corner. The picture is set in its original Montparnasse-style frame. Stéphane Gilbert Fernand Caracotchian, known as Stéphane Cara, is a French post-Impressionist painter. Of Armenian origin, he was born in Châtenois (Alsace) on July 3, 1901. The son of a prestigious doctor, his family moved to Paris in 1919. He worked for many years as a wine merchant and as an agent for the “Société Anonyme fluviale Trans-Cam” in Bordeaux, before dedicating himself fully to painting. He exhibited several landscapes at the Salon des Indépendants Bordelais in 1947. He was the author of a book entitled (in French) “Painting in a Nutshell: or How to Judge a Painting” published in 1959. His sister Anita was the first woman oceanographer in the world. Stéphane Cara died in Nice (Provence) on May 16, 1962, at the age of 60. Source: Archives de France. Signed and dated in lower right corner. Medium: Oil on wood panel. Condition: Very good condition. Dimensions: 41 x 27 cm. / 16 x 10 ½ in. Frame: 56 x 42 cm. / 22 x 16 ½ in. Wood, very good condition. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “winckelmanngallery” and is located in this country: CA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Region of Origin: Europe
- Artist: Stéphane Cara (1901-1962)
- Production Technique: Oil Painting
- Framing: Framed
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Style: Post-Impressionism
- Item Height: 16 in
- Item Width: 10 1/2 in
- Material: Oil, Canvas
- Time Period Produced: 1950-1959
- Type: Painting
- Features: Framed, Signed
- Subject: Landscape
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Signed: Yes
- Painting Surface: Canvas
- Year of Production: Circa 1950
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Date of Creation: Circa 1950
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
- Width (Inches): 10 1/2
- Height (Inches): 16