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Claude Gemy
Colourful French Interior View, The Artist's Atelier, Chez Marie Astoin

2002

About the Item

French gouache on card, an interior view of an artist's atelier by Claude Gemy. The painting is signed bottom right and is annotated, signed and dated to the back of the card. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist's atelier. A charming and colourful view of an artist's atelier, that of Marie Astoin a noted Provençal painter, friend and contemporary of Gemy. An easel is all set up and there is a bright landscape waiting to be finished. To the background large canvases stand stacked to one side. To the side a ceramic vase is full of blue irises. In the far background a bright figure in red. Gemy has used a wonderfully vivid palette of reds, oranges, blues and whites to make the composition sing. Claude Gemy was an artist from the South of France. He studied fine arts in Toulon. His work is figurative but, sometimes, his paintings look towards the abstract. He takes liberties, revealing a very personal representation of the scenes and landscapes. Colour is omnipresent and invites us on a journey around Provence, with "its warm and flamboyant colours". He explains that his way of working varies: sometimes he paints directly on site and then takes his canvas back to his studio. Otherwise, he sketches and paints afterwards, but nothing is systematic: it's all a question of moment.
  • Creator:
    Claude Gemy (French)
  • Creation Year:
    2002
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.6 in (65 cm)Width: 19.49 in (49.5 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    There is extensive wear to the card at the bottom and around the signature but this will not be visible once framed.
  • Gallery Location:
    Cotignac, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: LG/Gemy/Atelier1stDibs: LU1430215755522

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