R. Cavalié

Biography

R. Cavalié.
Professional painter in a rather figurative style.
Catalogue raisonné: + of 1000 works referenced to date.
Active member of the MDA / Associate of the Taylor Foundation / ARTEC member / Member of Les Compagnons Artistes /

Present on the Artsper / Singulart / The Art Cycle platforms.
Drouot listing in 2007 / Akoun certified listing in 2015.
Publications: Les 10 ans de La Chainasine 2012 / Double page in the Art et Design magazine N° 7 (February-March-April 2016).

"Bonpointisme" is my brand.
Because I was born in an unmade bed at a secular school in the land of Jaurès, I chose to make myself throughout my life and without outside help at the start, the good quality points that were only granted to me drop by drop when I was a child, the shoemaker being, by definition, always the worst shod.
For over half a century, I have thus wandered stubbornly in a singular pictorial path within the diversity that the world offers me: nudes, landscapes, genre scenes, portraits, hard-hitting events, I admit that I never cease to be amazed by the abundance and realism of my production.
There is no artistic approach to tell the truth in my work.
I first see a limping and stubborn gait that was bequeathed to me and that I now accept to claim as my own, in all humility.


Addendum 1:
- The majority of the drawings in the galleries are in oil pastel. They are presented with a quality mat that increases the dimensions provided by 4 to 6 cm. If this is not the case, the mention SPP is mentioned. They are transported flat.
- Like any artist, I have destroyed many works that did not suit me. It happens that some have resisted maliciously. They will be found under the acronym NR (Not referenced) most of the time, without a title but with a number in this legitimized family since signed.
Addendum 2:
Contrary to what is done, all my works are not only signed but also dated.
I really don't care that the customer might say to himself: "Damn, to this day, it's still for sale! It's probably worth nothing."

Influences

Le Caravage, Piero della Francesca, Edgar Degas, Alfons Mucha, Egon Schiele, Gustave Moreau

Education

The artist at work