Gabriel Dauchot (1927-2005) was the quintessential artist: unworldly, bohemian, romantic, frequently drunk.
Dauchot’s world is one where anonymous, melancholic, and dreamy figures—weary waiters, quiet couples, elegant ladies, street musicians—mingle naturally with characters straight out of the commedia dell''arte.
In this large work, the Pierrot and Harlequin aren''t just performers; they feel less like figures on a stage and more like presences woven into the scene itself. By titling the piece ''Imaginary Quays,'' Dauchot gives us permission to step out of geography and into emotion. The river is not just the Seine; it is a stage where the everyday and the theatrical collide, creating a sense of a city that is both grand and deeply intimate.
A Parisian ''School of Paris'' artist often called ''the painter of the human comedy'', Dauchot admired Maurice Utrillo and Chaim Soutine. He studied with Yves Brayer and Othon-Friez and received enormous acclaim, being hailed as one of
... the most important artists of his generation.
In 1951 Dauchot was awarded the Prize of the Society of Art Collectors. In spite of his young age, Dauchot exhibited at the prestigious Galleries Durand-Ruel and Katia Granoff in Paris.
Internationally, his work was shown with the Hattfield Gallery in Los Angeles, Juster Gallery in New York, Carel Gallery in Miami and the O''Hana Gallery in London.
Former French president and avid art collector Jacques Chirac praised Dauchot''s work in a speech, and actress Greta Garbo was known to be a collector of Dauchot''s work.
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Signed at the lower left, the painting measures 40 x 80 cm. Luxuriously framed, the overall framed size in an elegant traditional French frame is 59 x 99 cm.
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1207273
Dateline of this antique is 1960
Height is 40cm (15.7inches)Width is 80cm (31.5inches)Depth is 1cm (0.4inches)
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