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The Harbour in the Winter, Rouen, Normandy French Post Impressionist Pastel Painting
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The Harbour in the Winter, Rouen, Normandy French Post Impressionist Pastel Painting

1940 - 1960
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A strong, atmospheric pastel painting infused with light, which depicts a busy working harbour, peopled with almost Lowry-like figures.

It is a work dating from circa 1960 by Charles Gleize - known as Charles Malle - a French landscape painter best known for his views of ports, the countryside, rivers and beaches.

Born in 1935 in Douai in Northern France, he was brought up in a family of craftsmen. His Post-Impressionist paintings are very popular and collectible in both France and the United States, with his work having been sold at Christie's and Bonhams.

Malle studied at the Fine Art Academy of Saint-Luc-de-Tournai in Belgium, then at the Higher National School for Art and Textile Industry in Roubaix, France. He also trained in drawing and painting and studied art history.

He is associated with the School of Montmartre, a loosely knit group of painters that goes back to the time when Montmartre was little more than a bohemian village. He followed in the footsteps of Alphonse Quizet, Elise Maclet and Maurice Utrillo.

While often painting in Paris, he especially delighted in depicting the coastline, ports and harbours of Normandy - Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk, Dieppe as well as le Treport, Fecamp and Trouville.

Our view of the old harbour of Rouen, which no longer exists, is signed at the lower right and measures 28.5 x 46.5 cm at sight. The overall framed size is 48 x 63 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
28cm (11.02")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Post Impressionist Pastel to the 1960s.

Reference Numbers
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SA736944
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Description
A strong, atmospheric pastel painting infused with light, which depicts a busy working harbour, peopled with almost Lowry-like figures.
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It is a work dating from circa 1960 by Charles Gleize - known as Charles Malle - a French landscape painter best known for his views of ports, the countryside, rivers and beaches.
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fig 1. A French post-impressionist pastel painting depicting a winter harbour scene in Rouen with steamboats, cranes, and city buildings rendered in muted grey, blue, and cream tones.
fig 1. The Harbour in the Winter, Rouen, Normandy French Post Impressionist Pastel Painting

Born in 1935 in Douai in Northern France, he was brought up in a family of craftsmen. His Post-Impressionist paintings are very popular and collectible in both France and the United States, with his work having been sold at Christie's and Bonhams.

fig 2. A French post-impressionist pastel painting depicting a winter harbour scene in Rouen with steamboats, cranes, and city buildings rendered in muted grey, blue, and cream tones.
fig 2. The Harbour in the Winter, Rouen, Normandy French Post Impressionist Pastel Painting

Malle studied at the Fine Art Academy of Saint-Luc-de-Tournai in Belgium, then at the Higher National School for Art and Textile Industry in Roubaix, France. He also trained in drawing and painting and studied art history.

fig 3. A French post-impressionist pastel painting depicting a winter harbour scene in Rouen with steamboats, cranes, and city buildings rendered in muted grey, blue, and cream tones.
fig 3. The Harbour in the Winter, Rouen, Normandy French Post Impressionist Pastel Painting

He is associated with the School of Montmartre, a loosely knit group of painters that goes back to the time when Montmartre was little more than a bohemian village. He followed in the footsteps of Alphonse Quizet, Elise Maclet and Maurice Utrillo.

While often painting in Paris, he especially delighted in depicting the coastline, ports and harbours of Normandy - Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk, Dieppe as well as le Treport, Fecamp and Trouville.

Our view of the old harbour of Rouen, which no longer exists, is signed at the lower right and measures 28.5 x 46.5 cm at sight. The overall framed size is 48 x 63 cm

Height
28cm (11.02")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Post Impressionist Pastel to the 1960s.

Reference Numbers
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SA736944
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Archive I A French post-impressionist pastel painting depicting a winter harbour scene in Rouen with steamboats, cranes, and city buildings rendered in muted grey, blue, and cream tones.

The Harbour in the Winter, Rouen, Normandy French Post Impressionist Pastel Painting

Archive II A French post-impressionist pastel painting depicting a winter harbour scene in Rouen with steamboats, cranes, and city buildings rendered in muted grey, blue, and cream tones. View II
Archive III A French post-impressionist pastel painting depicting a winter harbour scene in Rouen with steamboats, cranes, and city buildings rendered in muted grey, blue, and cream tones. View III
Archive IV A French post-impressionist pastel painting depicting a winter harbour scene in Rouen with steamboats, cranes, and city buildings rendered in muted grey, blue, and cream tones. View IV
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A French post-impressionist pastel painting depicting a winter harbour scene in Rouen with steamboats, cranes, and city buildings rendered in muted grey, blue, and cream tones.
The harbour in the winter, Rouen, Normandy French post impressionist pastel painting
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A French post-impressionist pastel painting depicting a winter harbour scene in Rouen with steamboats, cranes, and city buildings rendered in muted grey, blue, and cream tones.
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Post-Impressionist pastel works are defined by expressive brushwork or strokes, a focus on light and atmospheric conditions, and a departure from strict realism in favour of emotional and visual structure.

Traditional pastel artworks consist of pure powdered pigment mixed with a minimal binder, applied to textured paper, card, or canvas backing to allow the pigment to adhere to the surface.

Authentic period pastels display characteristic surface matte textures, visible paper tooth, age-appropriate toning or foxing on the support material, and hand-applied signatures or studio marks.

Designers frequently frame vintage pastels in clean-lined contemporary frames with archival double mounts to create visual contrast against minimalist walls or to complement traditional wooden panelling.

Pastel works must be framed under UV-protective glass with spacers to prevent the pigment from touching the glass directly, and kept away from direct sunlight, extreme humidity, and vibration.
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