The Painter of Saint-Tropez In the salt-misted air of the French coast, a specific light once guided the hand of Auguste Pegurier. Born in Saint-Tropez in 1856, his life was deeply intertwined with the very landscapes he sought to capture. He was a man of his surroundings, a painter whose identity was inseparable from the Mediterranean shores. While many artists of his era sought the fleeting fashions of the city, Pegurier remained te…
Scroll through Auguste Pegurier's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Auguste Pegurier's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.