| (...) It seems that the trend is now going to the village of Bormes. Could it be the influence of Mr. Girieud which attracted the attention of many artists to this small locality? Thus Mr. Girieud would be present by the works that he created in an ensemble to which he did not send anything. It is at the Druet gallery that he is gathering his latest paintings these days: some nudes of rare conscience and high probity and many southern landscapes. There are sites of rare nobility of composition in front of which the cheerful and enthusiastic spirit, Mr. Girieud came to install his easel. The rocks are erected like oratories; the small chapels are hoisted at the top of the peaks, the villages nestled in the folds of the valleys. Oh! that France is beautiful, which presents such varied and picturesque aspects. That Provence is admirable from its marine shores to its most remote corners and hidden pus. And as we understand that it is for many painters the land of choice where their dreams come to blossom and manifest themselves. |