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British Modernist: A Hamlet in the South of France, Abstracted Southern Village Landscape Ca 1960 Gouache on Paper
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British Modernist: A Hamlet in the South of France, Abstracted Southern Village Landscape Ca 1960 Gouache on Paper

1940 - 1960
Sold 4 November 2025 · Skippings Fine Arts
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An powerful and strong work by Leonard Hunting (b.1926) a British Modernist artist who spent much of his career in France. It depicts a hamlet in the South of France, basking in the summer sun.

This gouache painting, dating from circa 1960, has lovely provenance: it came from his Paris dealers, the Galerie Peron at 5 rue Faubourg Saint Honoré.

In the UK, Hunting's work is in the collections of the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery and of Loughborough University.

Measuring 33 x 51 cm at sight and signed at the lower right, the overall framed size is 46.5 x 64 cm. A second work by Hunting is available! Please check our stock list to view.

Physical Dimensions
Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
51cm (20.08")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this British Modernist Gouache Painting to the 1960s.

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SA1007962
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An powerful and strong work by Leonard Hunting (b.1926) a British Modernist artist who spent much of his career in France. It depicts a hamlet in the South of France, basking in the summer sun.
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This gouache painting, dating from circa 1960, has lovely provenance: it came from his Paris dealers, the Galerie Peron at 5 rue Faubourg Saint Honoré.
Skippings Fine Arts
fig 1. An abstracted mid-century gouache painting on paper depicting a Southern French village landscape in muted ochre and grey tones.
fig 1. British Modernist: A Hamlet in the South of France, Abstracted Southern Village Landscape Ca 1960 Gouache on Paper

In the UK, Hunting's work is in the collections of the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery and of Loughborough University.

Measuring 33 x 51 cm at sight and signed at the lower right, the overall framed size is 46.5 x 64 cm. A second work by Hunting is available! Please check our stock list to view.

Height
33cm (12.99")
Width
51cm (20.08")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this British Modernist Gouache Painting to the 1960s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1007962
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Archive I An abstracted mid-century gouache painting on paper depicting a Southern French village landscape in muted ochre and grey tones. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

British Modernist: A Hamlet in the South of France, Abstracted Southern Village Landscape Ca 1960 Gouache on Paper

Archive II An abstracted mid-century gouache painting on paper depicting a Southern French village landscape in muted ochre and grey tones. View II
Archive III An abstracted mid-century gouache painting on paper depicting a Southern French village landscape in muted ochre and grey tones. View III
Archive IV An abstracted mid-century gouache painting on paper depicting a Southern French village landscape in muted ochre and grey tones. View IV
Archive V An abstracted mid-century gouache painting on paper depicting a Southern French village landscape in muted ochre and grey tones. View V
Archive VI An abstracted mid-century gouache painting on paper depicting a Southern French village landscape in muted ochre and grey tones. View VI
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An abstracted mid-century gouache painting on paper depicting a Southern French village landscape in muted ochre and grey tones.
British Modernist: a hamlet in the South of France, abstracted Southern village landscape ca 1960 gouache on paper
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An abstracted mid-century gouache painting on paper depicting a Southern French village landscape in muted ochre and grey tones.
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period1940 - 1960
  • StyleBritish Modernism
  • MaterialGouache on paper
  • ColourOchre and Grey
  • MotifsAbstracted landscape, Loose brushwork, Architectural clustering
  • SizeH 33 cm (13 in) x W 51 cm (20 in) x D 1 cm (0 in)

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To prevent fading and paper degradation, frame the artwork using acid-free mount board and UV-filtering glass, and display it away from direct sunlight and high humidity.

Pair this artwork with clean-lined wooden frames and neutral walls to let the expressive brushwork and earthy palette stand out as a focal point.

Authentication involves examining the paper stock for period-appropriate aging, identifying signature styles or studio stamps, and checking pigment composition consistent with mid-20th-century manufacture.

Gouache utilises an opaque, water-based medium applied to heavy-weight paper or card stock, allowing artists to layer flat areas of pigment with fine linear details.

British Modernism emerged in the early-to-mid 20th century, characterised by a departure from strict academic realism towards abstracted forms, expressive brushwork, and a focus on the essential qualities of tone and composition.
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