Sail Boats, 1956 Modernist Marine Painting Colourful Sails by Woman Artist Watercolour on Paper

Name: Sail Boats, 1956 Modernist Marine Painting Colourful Sails by Woman Artist Watercolour on Paper
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA959877
Availability: SoldOut

1940 - 1960

Sold by Skippings Fine Arts

Description

A poetic and colourful modernist watercolour by French woman artist Helène Farey (born 1909), who devoted much of her oeuvre to the depiction of boats and the sea. Helène was born in Algiers and and, having been brought up overseas, retained a love for travel, for North Africa and the Mediterranean Bassin. She worked and exhibit in Tunisia, Algeria and Turkey, as well as in France, obtaining the prestigious Prize of the Hugot Foundation for her art. Pictures by the artist are notably in the Museum of Noyers.

Our "Sailboats", dating from 1956, measure 25 x 33 cm, the overall framed size of the artwork in a limed oak frame is 43 x 53 cm.

Physical Dimensions

Height

25cm (9.84")

Width

33cm (12.99")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1950s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA959877

Dealers Notes

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Description

A poetic and colourful modernist watercolour by French woman artist Helène Farey (born 1909), who devoted much of her oeuvre to the depiction of boats and the sea.

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Helène was born in Algiers and and, having been brought up overseas, retained a love for travel, for North Africa and the Mediterranean Bassin.

Skippings Fine Arts

She worked and exhibit in Tunisia, Algeria and Turkey, as well as in France, obtaining the prestigious Prize of the Hugot Foundation for her art. Pictures by the artist are notably in the Museum of Noyers.

Our "Sailboats", dating from 1956, measure 25 x 33 cm, the overall framed size of the artwork in a limed oak frame is 43 x 53 cm.