François AUGIERAS (1925-1971 )Le Paradis, circa 1950-60Oil on curved panel. Signed lower right. 45 x 50.5 cm Only certain insiders know the paintings of François Augiéras. The author of Le Vieillard et l'enfant (1954), solitary and rebellious, multiplied his travels. It was at Mount Athos that he considered becoming a monk. There, he deepened his knowledge of icons with the golden background that is found in his works and which gives them a sacred dimension. François Augiéras died at the age of 46, a cursed artist. "Would my most beautiful work of art be my life?" the writer asked himself.