Jean-Francis AUBURTIN (1866-1930). Mediterranean Bay. Pastel on paper monogrammed lower right (small tear at top). Height 55 cm - Width: 66 cm Note: this work testifies to his long stay in Porquerolles, before moving for a time to Brittany, where many of his works are now on display at the Musée de Pont-Aven. In 1901, he took part in the decoration of the Train Bleu, a restaurant at the Gare de Lyon in Paris. Returning to the Paris region, he hosted his friend Auguste Rodin, with whom he shared many models, in his studio on the Quai Carnot in Saint-Cloud. In 1914, his friend and American dancer Loïe Fuller also gave a show there.