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Raymond Peynet [The Cowardly Lover] Original littlraff print Signed by the artist [Framed]
Raymond Peynet [The Cowardly Lover] Original littlraff print Signed by the artist [Framed]
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Limited to 250 copies Image size 52x38cm Frame size 76x61cm Created in 1985
[Cowardly Lover] Click here for explanatory video →
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.
Raymond Peynet's video can be found here:
[Work description]
A man is inserting a heart into the gap under the front door of a small old house. Is it a love message? Or is it a poem dedicated to her? She is watching from the window. Will his love be accepted? Where did he meet her? Did he see her working at a store in town? Have they known each other since childhood? How long has he been thinking about her? The little birds and doves on his head and back are encouraging him. The trees around the poor house are watching over him. The pretty flowers growing in the garden are also cheering him on. I remember words I heard in Japan more than 50 years ago. ``Because I am poor, all I can give you is the soft breeze of May and my heart that loves me with all its might. But will you marry me?'' These were lines from a movie that depicted the story of people who are poor but live honestly and love their families. Do the things that are important not change even as times change? [Galerie Adeka, Takeda Yasuhiro]
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).
The Takedas of the Galerie Adeka and the Tokars of Editions des Cercles, the publisher of Raymond Peynet's original lithograph prints, in Nice.
Yasuhiro Takeda, the owner of Galerie Adeka, graduated from the University of Montpellier in the south of France, and Alexandre Tokar was also from Montpellier and was his junior at the university. Galerie Adeka began to focus on selling Raymond Peynet prints, starting with their friendship with Alexandre Tokar.
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.
Karuizawa Peinet Museum Brochure
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]
Sakuto Museum of Art (Peine Museum + Valentine Park + Valentine Hotel)
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Peine's Monument of Love and Peace
