Le Sidaner’s career is usually divided into an initial realist period lasting until 1893, followed by a phase linked to Symbolism (1894-1899) and an intimist period in the first years of the 20^th century, up until the Great War. In the decade after the conflict, the painter created the most brilliant part of his mature oeuvre. Throughout the 1920s, Le Sidaner depicted the poetic suggestions of the most varied corners of France; from his own garden in Gerberoy to the park in Versailles, from the scenery of Brittany to that of the south of France. The master of suffused colours was moving away from the hazy and diffused glow which had characterised the largest part of his works. Gradually, in his paintings light became less indeterminate, and the range of colours became brighter, more intense….One of the most picturesque streets of Villefranche is this church street, at the end of which stands the church of Saint Michel, built in an Italian baroque style, which hosts a carved wooden Christ and one of the oldest organs in the region, as well as the tomb of the Sardinian corsair Scarampo di Cairo…

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