PELTRIAUX Bernard

Bernard Peltriaux (1921-1999), painter and lithographer from Reims, painter of the elegant women of the Belle Époque and the 1930s. Original lithographs, signed and numbered.

Bernard Peltriaux, Women and the Belle Époque

Bernard Peltriaux (1921-1999) was a French painter and lithographer from Reims. His work, joyful and elegant, is entirely dedicated to women, captured in the social scene of the Belle Époque and the 1930s.

A Reims Native in Love with Elegance

Trained at the Beaux-Arts of Reims from 1938 to 1941, then at the École normale supérieure de l'enseignement technique in Paris, Bernard Peltriaux taught at the Roosevelt high school in Reims while pursuing a painting career. Quickly noticed in Parisian salons and galleries, he composed atmospheric scenes where elegant women stroll in parks, under parasols or at café terraces, with a subtle anecdotal background and much charm.

Bernard Peltriaux at Galerie 125

The gallery offers above the original signed and numbered lithographs "Élégante au parapluie," "Femme au bouquet," and "Élégante dans le parc," in the format 75 x 54 cm. Works full of grace, carefully shipped, tracked, and insured. Other painters of elegance to discover: Denis-Paul Noyer, Philippe Noyer, and Jean-Pierre Cassigneul.