Daniel Couture [Morning Glories and Apples] Oil painting, size 8, 2006 [framed]

French art critic Jean Roger Valier wrote that Daniel Couturier's paintings are not merely beautiful as a harmony of colors. They are vivid, natural depictions, and also literary works born from his sensibilities and experiences. Born in Paris in 1930, after graduating from the elite commercial design school École des Arts Appliqués, he continued to paint while working as a designer, becoming a popular artist in France and the United States from the 1970s. After 1990, he lived in his father's hometown in Southern France, where he continued to create works overflowing with happiness in bright colors under the brilliant light of the south. In Japan, solo exhibitions and visiting exhibitions were held at famous department stores such as Sapporo Mitsukoshi, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, and Kobe Daimaru from 2004 onwards, but in 2012, due to years of eye strain, he became unable to distinguish colors. Painting production also ceased.