Cote D'azur Coast, Calanques, Pine Tree and Boats, Circa 1920, Southern French Riviera Oil on Board

1900 - 1920

Sold by Skippings Fine Arts

Description

This sunny view of a bay in the Calanques between Marseilles and Cassis is a lovely example of the style of painting that originated in the South of France in the early 20th Century.

Artists applied paint in vibrant colours with a paint knife rather than with a brush, creating thick impasto. The result is joyous, vibrant and free. One of the masters of this technique was Italo Giordani (1882-1956), who painted the artwork here presented.

Giordani was in fact Italian, and born in Sicily. He had studied at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, and then moved to Marseilles. Although he would eventually settle in Paris, Marseille and the Côte d'Azur had a lasting influence on his art. In the French capital, Giordani was represented by the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune from 1917, and by the Galerie Terrisse.

Bernheim-Jeune were art dealers who had presenting works by Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard, Paul Cézanne, Henri-Edmond Cross, Kees van Dongen, Henri Matisse, Le Douanier Rousseau, Raoul Dufy, Maurice de Vlaminck, Amedeo Modigliani and Maurice Utrillo.

From 1906 to 1925, art critic Félix Fénéon was the director of the gallery and was instrumental in bringing in the art of Georges Seurat. The gallery became one of the centres of the artistic avant-garde.

Our oil on board by Giordani dates from the 1920s or 30s and is signed at the lower right. It is presented in its original italianate 1920s frame, which is a little curious, as frames chosen by Giordani often are. The board is larger than the rabbet of the frame and is attached to the back of the latter. This allow for a glass plane to be added without it touching the epaint.

The size of the artwork visible in the frame is 54 x 31,5, and the size of the panel itself is 58 c 37 cm. The overall framed size is 66 x 44 cm.

Physical Dimensions

Height

54cm (21.26")

Width

31cm (12.20")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA713122

Dealers Notes

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Description

This sunny view of a bay in the Calanques between Marseilles and Cassis is a lovely example of the style of painting that originated in the South of France in the early 20th Century.

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Artists applied paint in vibrant colours with a paint knife rather than with a brush, creating thick impasto.

Skippings Fine Arts

The result is joyous, vibrant and free. One of the masters of this technique was Italo Giordani (1882-1956), who painted the artwork here presented.

fig 1. Cote d'Azur coast, Calanques, Pine tree and boats, circa 1920, southern French Riviera oil on board — fig 1. Cote D'azur Coast, Calanques, Pine Tree and Boats, Circa 1920, Southern French Riviera Oil on Board

Giordani was in fact Italian, and born in Sicily. He had studied at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, and then moved to Marseilles. Although he would eventually settle in Paris, Marseille and the Côte d'Azur had a lasting influence on his art. In the French capital, Giordani was represented by the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune from 1917, and by the Galerie Terrisse.

fig 2. Cote d'Azur coast, Calanques, Pine tree and boats, circa 1920, southern French Riviera oil on board — fig 2. Cote D'azur Coast, Calanques, Pine Tree and Boats, Circa 1920, Southern French Riviera Oil on Board

Bernheim-Jeune were art dealers who had presenting works by Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard, Paul Cézanne, Henri-Edmond Cross, Kees van Dongen, Henri Matisse, Le Douanier Rousseau, Raoul Dufy, Maurice de Vlaminck, Amedeo Modigliani and Maurice Utrillo.

fig 3. Cote d'Azur coast, Calanques, Pine tree and boats, circa 1920, southern French Riviera oil on board — fig 3. Cote D'azur Coast, Calanques, Pine Tree and Boats, Circa 1920, Southern French Riviera Oil on Board

From 1906 to 1925, art critic Félix Fénéon was the director of the gallery and was instrumental in bringing in the art of Georges Seurat. The gallery became one of the centres of the artistic avant-garde.

fig 4. Cote d'Azur coast, Calanques, Pine tree and boats, circa 1920, southern French Riviera oil on board — fig 4. Cote D'azur Coast, Calanques, Pine Tree and Boats, Circa 1920, Southern French Riviera Oil on Board

Our oil on board by Giordani dates from the 1920s or 30s and is signed at the lower right. It is presented in its original italianate 1920s frame, which is a little curious, as frames chosen by Giordani often are. The board is larger than the rabbet of the frame and is attached to the back of the latter. This allow for a glass plane to be added without it touching the epaint.

The size of the artwork visible in the frame is 54 x 31,5, and the size of the panel itself is 58 c 37 cm. The overall framed size is 66 x 44 cm.