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…