A highly acclaimed artist of the French school, Pierre Montezin painted landscapes, figures, and still lifes. He worked with oils, pastels, and gouache, all of which are well suited to his rather impressionistic style with his extremely painterly brushwork.

His father, a lace draftsman, first sparked his son's interest in the arts by entering him in a decorative atelier where he was intended to quickly learn the art of executing decorative murals. Then, eventually influenced by the theories and techniques of the first Impressionists, he decided to make his debut as a true picture painter artist.

Around the year 1903, Montezin befriended Ernest Quost, who made him focus seriously on his drawing sk...