Tableau by Pierre Lagache, street scene in Bahia, Brazil, 1955, signed, framed.

Painting depicting a lively street scene in Bahia, Brazil. It features a sunlit square with a colonial church with a white steeple, colourful yellow and pink façades, passers-by in white attire, a fruit vendor in the foreground, and election posters on a wall. The tropical light is beautifully rendered with contrasting shadows and a deep blue sky. Signed and located at the bottom left: "Bahia, 1955 — Pierre Lagache". Pierre Lagache is a French painter and engraver, known notably for his collection "Popular Atmospheres of Paris" (1944), a set of 22 original etchings with a preface by the writer Pierre Mac Orlan, published in a very limited edition (100 copies). A travelling artist, he stayed in Brazil where he painted scenes of daily life in Bahia. Grey wooden frame with lavender blue matting. Condition: see photos. Reference: 422. Pierre Lagache, French painter, engraver, street scene, Bahia, Brazil, Salvador de Bahia, colonial church, modern art, travel painting, lively scene, 1950s, frame, signed. 👉 Check out my other listings: paintings, sculptures, vases, decorative objects.