Not your usual Mediterranean scene, and I love the painting for it! The composition, so deceptively simple, is stunning, leaving room for the viewer to explore sea, sky and sand on his own terms. It shows that in art, just as in conversation, it is never wrong to leave space for the other to breathe.
The artist, Maurice Ghiglion Green, is sometimes classed among the ''outsider'' artists. Born in 1913 and completely self taught, he worked as a croupier in a casino until 1952, after which he started to devote himself exclusively to painting. He exhibited as early as 1955 in France, Switzerland, the UK and the United States. He is a magnificent, delicate tonalist, with an uncanny ability to capture light at a particular a moment in time.
Here, Ghiglion-Green depicts the construction of the Port Pierre-Canto in his native Cannes. Located at the end of La Croisette, the port was inaugurated in 1965. Ghiglion Green however, we feel, is interested in the locals working, the daily a
...ctivity, the morning sun, and so we get a sense of the real South of France.
Measuring 33 x 46 cm, our oil on canvas is signed at the lower left. Presented in its original frame by Paris master framers Delf, the overall size is 50 x 63 cm
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1116151
Dateline of this antique is 1960
Height is 33cm (13.0inches)Width is 46cm (18.1inches)Depth is 1cm (0.4inches)
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