A Tribute to Louis Féraud...



Most of you were told about Louis Féraud as a Couturier, Designer, Craftsman and Author, but did you know that he was also a one-of-a-kind talented Painter ?

Far from the diktats of fashion and Haute Couture - even though he was such a reknown figure in this field of activity - Louis only painted according to his heart and soul, "for art's sake". Passionately fond of colors and pure gold, he used to paint stylized, refined, ingenuous "child-women" looking like angels, whose profound blue gaze would make you feel living in some utopia. Often in the nude - and yet looking like so candid - they would almost turn into mystical figures !

Louis Féraud's artistic universe is also impregnated with a sense of perpetual spring and summer which adds to the poetry of his art, like an invitation to dream endlessly. As a matter of fact, the sun is omnipresent in his work, even at night, and fragile flowers - so fragile that it seems they were made of silk or muslin - seem to ask us this very question : without colors and dreams, is life worth living ?

Born in Arles on February 13th, 1920, Louis Féraud died on December 28th, 1999. Whether you believe in signs or not, this day is the "Saint Innocent Day" in France, and I guess this was the right time for him to go and meet the angels he was so fascinated by...

Twelve years ago, I had the great opportunity to work for him and his daughter Kiki, which was a one-life-unforgettable experience, but since he left our world, I could find no information on Louis's paintings on the web. That is the reason why, in my way, I wanted to pay a tribute to the great artist and man he was, so that nobody ever forget him.

Now it's up to you to discover, appreciate and promote...

Eliora

"Flowers" 116 x 173	"The Sleeping Beauty" 162 x 114	"Poppies" 90 x 90	"Bagatelle" 162 x 114	"Women with basket" 130 x 97
"Guardian Angel" 100 x 81	"Flowered wings" 195 x 130	"Nativity" Diameter : 150	"Three golden wings angels" 116 x 89	"Two girls" 92 x 73
"Nude and Fashion 3" 88 x 112	"Nude and Fashion 1" 83 x 112	Louis Féraud in his studio	"Unicorn" 162 x 130	"Harem" 162 x 130

Main exhibitions :

• February 1988 - Grand Palais - Paris : "De main de maître".
• March 1989 - Gallery Urban - Avenue de Matignon, Paris.
• September 1989 - Gallery Seibu Shibuya - Tokyo.
• September-October 1989 - Gallery Harajuku Urban - Tokyo.
• March-April 1990 - Urban Gallery - New York.
• May 1993 - Galerie Robin Leadouze, avenue de Matignon, Paris.
• October 1993 - Grand Palais - Paris : "Salon d'Automne".

Copyrights : Louid Féraud's heirs.
Source Materials (paintings & biography) : Louis Féraud's Press Department
88, rue du Faubourg St Honoré - 75008 Paris (1997).
Louis Féraud's Official "Couture" Website : www.feraud.com