Serge FIORIO (1911-2011 )Monjustin, the village in winterOil on canvas. Signed lower right. 41 x 33,5 cm" In the 80's, the arrival of the first melting snow in his work was immediately very inspiring for Serge Fiorio, "great disciple of the landscape" according to his friend the poet Jean Mogin; "think about it: to manage to make play, dialogue, confront or oppose the white - which is silence in painting - in its various qualities and nuances with the majority of the other colors, what an amazing challenge for the painter-musician in front of such possible symphonies to be absolutely supported by adequate compositions! ". André Lombard, January 2022.