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Concarneau; a Brittany Fishing Port, Ca 1930 French Post Impressionist Oil on Canvas
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Concarneau; a Brittany Fishing Port, Ca 1930 French Post Impressionist Oil on Canvas

1920 - 1940
Description

This engaging French harbour scene, dating to the 1930s, very likely depicts Concarneau, with its distinctive church spire rising above a cluster of closely packed Breton houses. The viewpoint, looking across the water towards the town, gives the composition a natural sense of depth.

The handling is lively and assured: brushwork is loose but controlled, with forms simplified just enough to lend structure without losing their character. The palette—soft greys, sandy ochres and pale blues—beautifully captures the atmosphere of a cloudy coastal day, while touches of brighter colour in the façades and reflections bring luminosity to the scene.

There is a meandering charm in the rhythm of the moored boats and the gentle curve of the quay, leading the eye through the composition towards the town beyond. With both decorative appeal and a strong sense of place, the painting is effortlessly attractive.

The work is unsigned, and while the artist remains unidentified, it sits firmly in the tradition of French post impressionist painting.

There is evidence of old repair to the canvas and stretcher, but the painting has been restored and presents well. Measuring 50 x 65 cm for the canvas, the overall size in a simple but well-chosen frame is 54 x 69 cm.

Physical Dimensions
Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Post-impressionist Harbour Painting to the 1930s.

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SA1157957
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Description
This engaging French harbour scene, dating to the 1930s, very likely depicts Concarneau, with its distinctive church spire rising above a cluster of closely packed Breton houses.
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The viewpoint, looking across the water towards the town, gives the composition a natural sense of depth.
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fig 1. A Post-Impressionist oil painting depicting a harbour town with white houses, green trees, boats on water, and a tall church spire in the background.
fig 1. Concarneau; a Brittany Fishing Port, Ca 1930 French Post Impressionist Oil on Canvas

The handling is lively and assured: brushwork is loose but controlled, with forms simplified just enough to lend structure without losing their character. The palette—soft greys, sandy ochres and pale blues—beautifully captures the atmosphere of a cloudy coastal day, while touches of brighter colour in the façades and reflections bring luminosity to the scene.

fig 2. A Post-Impressionist oil painting depicting a harbour town with white houses, green trees, boats on water, and a tall church spire in the background.
fig 2. Concarneau; a Brittany Fishing Port, Ca 1930 French Post Impressionist Oil on Canvas

There is a meandering charm in the rhythm of the moored boats and the gentle curve of the quay, leading the eye through the composition towards the town beyond. With both decorative appeal and a strong sense of place, the painting is effortlessly attractive.

fig 3. A Post-Impressionist oil painting depicting a harbour town with white houses, green trees, boats on water, and a tall church spire in the background.
fig 3. Concarneau; a Brittany Fishing Port, Ca 1930 French Post Impressionist Oil on Canvas

The work is unsigned, and while the artist remains unidentified, it sits firmly in the tradition of French post impressionist painting.

There is evidence of old repair to the canvas and stretcher, but the painting has been restored and presents well. Measuring 50 x 65 cm for the canvas, the overall size in a simple but well-chosen frame is 54 x 69 cm.

Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Post-impressionist Harbour Painting to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1157957
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Archive I A Post-Impressionist oil painting depicting a harbour town with white houses, green trees, boats on water, and a tall church spire in the background.

Concarneau; a Brittany Fishing Port, Ca 1930 French Post Impressionist Oil on Canvas

Archive II A Post-Impressionist oil painting depicting a harbour town with white houses, green trees, boats on water, and a tall church spire in the background. View II
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A Post-Impressionist oil painting depicting a harbour town with white houses, green trees, boats on water, and a tall church spire in the background.
Concarneau; a Brittany fishing port, ca 1930 French post impressionist oil on canvas
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A Post-Impressionist oil painting depicting a harbour town with white houses, green trees, boats on water, and a tall church spire in the background.
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Emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Post-Impressionism expanded beyond Impressionism by emphasizing structural form, expressive colour, and textured application of paint to convey atmosphere rather than strict optical realism.

Artists during this period predominantly used oil paint pigments bound with linseed oil applied directly onto stretched linen or cotton canvas, often utilizing impasto techniques to build physical surface texture.

Authenticity is identified through characteristic impasto brushwork, era-appropriate canvas weave, period artist signatures or gallery stamps, and natural surface craquelure or age-related varnish oxidisation.

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