Marine en Bretagne, 1906
Oil on panel
5 5/8 x 8 in
14.4 x 20.4 cm
14.4 x 20.4 cm
This painting is presently on view at our Montreal gallery
$6,000
Inscriptions
signed, ‘SUZOR- / COTÉ.’ (lower right); titled, dated, inscribed and signed, ‘Marine / Bretagne. 1906 / 100.00 / m-a suzor Coté’ (verso)Provenance
Galerie Gauvreau, Montreal
Private collection, Sussex, New Brunswick
Painted en plein air in Brittany in 1906, this is an excellent example of Suzor Coté’s development with Impressionist and Post-Impressionist concepts.
This small seascape is a vivid example of Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté’s ability to distill direct observation into a highly expressive image. It is painted in broad, confident brushstrokes animating the restless surface of the sea, while muted blues, greens, ochres, and mauves evoke shifting light beneath a Breton sky. The low horizon and simplified coastal forms emphasize the atmosphere. Colour and vigorous brushwork convey wind, tide, and movement.
This small seascape is a vivid example of Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté’s ability to distill direct observation into a highly expressive image. It is painted in broad, confident brushstrokes animating the restless surface of the sea, while muted blues, greens, ochres, and mauves evoke shifting light beneath a Breton sky. The low horizon and simplified coastal forms emphasize the atmosphere. Colour and vigorous brushwork convey wind, tide, and movement.
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