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Pierre NeveuFishing Boats and Harbourfront Houses French Mediterranean Port Scene
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About the Item
Title: Fishing Boats and Harbourfront Houses French Mediterranean Port Scene
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on card, unframed
Size (H x W): 5.75 x 5.75 inches
Signed: Lower right, “P. Neveu”
Condition: good overall; light surface wear and handling consistent with age, pigments strong and stable.
Provenance: From the artist’s studio sale in France; all works by this artist in our collection originate from the artist’s estate.
Description: This vibrant harbour scene by Pierre Neveu captures the stillness of moored fishing boats against the sunlit façades of a Mediterranean port. The artist’s confident use of tonal contrast — layering deep cobalt and indigo washes with ochre and violet accents — creates a sense of calm atmospheric depth, typical of Neveu’s mature work.
The composition balances geometric precision with fluid spontaneity. Architectural details such as awnings, shutters, and reflections are rendered through brisk yet assured linework, while the rippling water introduces a rhythmic counterpoint to the structured townscape. Neveu’s painterly shorthand distils the essence of place rather than recording it literally, lending the piece a timeless, almost cinematic quality.
Works of this calibre reveal the artist’s sensitivity to light and structure — a harmony between urban form and natural reflection. Likely painted on location along the French Riviera or in a southern fishing town, this watercolour exemplifies Neveu’s mastery of modern French coastal painting and his enduring ability to evoke serenity through disciplined freedom of brush.
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- Creator:Pierre Neveu (1929)
- Dimensions:Height: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Width: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509317123882
Pierre Neveu
Pierre Neveu was born in Paris. He was a professor of Drawing. Some of his exhibits include Invite d'honneur, Salon de Margency (1998); Nolan-Rankin Galleries Houston, Texas (1997); Kulturklub des Europäischen Patentamt Munich (1987); Beernau Foret-Noir (1985); and Marie de Tour-sur-Marne, Champagne (1983).
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