Raymond Peynet [The Bird Market] Original littlraffic print, autographed by the artist

Limited to 250 copies Image size 38x52cm Frame size 61x76cm Created in 1985

Raymond Peynet was the most popular illustrator in France in the 20th century, and has several museums in France and Japan. He depicts the love between lovers, always surrounded by small animals, trees and flowers. Peynet's works convey messages of love and peace, and empathy with small animals and plants leads to environmental protection. A sculpture of lovers by Peynet is placed in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park as a symbol of world peace. This print was produced in France as part of a series in 1985. It is of course new. It has sold out in France, and only second-hand copies are available on the market. For information on Peynet's museums, please see the following website.

Annie Peynet, daughter of Raymond Peynet, points to an original lithograph print of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter by Raymond Peynet at the Musee Peynet in Antibes, France.

[Work description]

A woman opens a bird market in the forest, and a man visits the bird market. Small birds of various colors, red, yellow, blue, and white, are on sale. Because the display counter is narrow, the woman in the forest shows off a bird on a very attractive perch sticking out of her chest. The woman calls out to the man, "Is there a bird you like? We also have owls and pigeons!", but he seems to be fascinated by the perch on the woman's chest and does not move his eyes from there. The man asks, "I want those two small yellow birds. Can you sell me the perch as well?" So, what is the woman's answer? The orange sun and the intense red of the woman's suit are impressive in the empty space in the middle of the branches and leaves of a pair of trees painted in moss green. The red, yellow, and pink colors of the birds and flowers fly around, giving the painting a rhythmic fun. The bright color of the sky behind the woman gives the whole painting a sense of brightness.

Gallery Adeka Yasuhiro Takeda

Around 1992, Galerie Adesaka purchased 5,000 copies from Alexandre Tocart, the nephew of Raymond Peynet's publisher Muret (who collaborated with Raymond Peynet to produce prints by Raymond Peynet that Raymond Peynet personally signed), and the representative of the French distributor of those prints (Editions des Cercles).

Karuizawa Peinet Museum Brochure

Galerie Adeka ran the Gallery Vingt de France at Karuizawa Prince Hotel for 20 years from 1995 to 2015, and is therefore on friendly terms with the Peynet Museum, also located in Karuizawa. To promote exchanges between the Karuizawa Peynet Museum and the Raymond Peynet and Humorous Artists Museum in Antibes, southern France, Galerie Adeka was sent by the Karuizawa Peynet Museum to continue to exchange with the Peynet Museum in Antibes and Raymond Peynet's daughter, Annie Peynet.

Statue of Lovers by Raymond Peynet in front of the Karuizawa Peynet Museum

Raymond Peynet's world of painting depicts a paradise where small animals and plants happily coexist, with the love between lovers at its center. In the 21st century, where environmental destruction and war continue, Raymond Peynet's paintings of love and peace seem to be a message to the modern age. By coming into contact with Raymond Peynet's world surrounded by peace, love and gentle nature, I hope that you will develop peace and love in your heart and a heart that cherishes nature, animals and plants, our fellow members of the earth.

[Raymond Peynet Museum link]

Raymond Peynet's website

Karuizawa Peinet Museum

Antibe Peine Museum Interview

Antibe Peine Museum

Brassac-Peynet Museum

Sakuto Museum of Art (Peine Museum + Valentine Park + Valentine Hotel)

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Peine's Monument of Love and Peace