Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 14

Christian Manoury
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape, Les Champs II

2021

About the Item

A large contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed to the back of the canvas. Inspired by the wonderful countryside surrounding his atelier in the South of France, a beautifully strong and colourful painting reminiscent of the colour field works of De Stael. The painting catches the light and changes throughout the day. Manoury has a way of capturing the energy of light within his colours which fly and dance across the background. This is a piece to lose yourself in again and again. This painting is a dynamic abstract composition characterized by its bold use of colour and texture. Dominated by a vivid green, the canvas is intersected with soft blues and stark blacks, creating a visually striking contrast. Sweeping brushstrokes and layered paint add a tactile quality, inviting viewers to explore its depth. The painting's structure hints at geometric forms, yet it eschews strict symmetry, giving it an organic flow. Patches of black punctuate the canvas, adding an element of mystery and grounding the composition. The interplay of colours and form evokes a sense of movement and vitality, making the painting appear almost alive. This work captivates with its harmonious yet disruptive design, inviting contemplation and engagement. This is one of a series of paintings created during the period of Covid lockdown when so many people dreamed of breaking their confinement and exploring the wonders of the countryside again. Born in Paris, Manoury studied Fine Art at the Grande Chaumière, Paris. He had his first show at Galerie Audouin, St Germain, Paris. Manoury spent the 80s and 90s working as a free-lance fashion designer for various luxury brands, travelling worldwide. Christian has always been interested in Art with a particular fascination for African and Papua New Guinean Tribal Art and has built up a considerable private collection over the years. He has also contributed to various prestigious collections. In 1994 he spent time painting as a full-time artist in the Hamptons, under the wing of Larry Rivers. This was followed by a period of designing furniture and more fashion, but Christian has always kept a studio wherever he lived (New York/Paris/London/Spain..) and enjoys painting whenever time allows. Today he paints full-time in the South of France where he now resides. Christian says ; « Painting for me is COSA MENTALE » Where the first paintings were figurative and subjective, searching for the meaning of being and the origin, his latest work is more impressionistic and minimalist. His travelling companions are the music of Debussy, Satie and Philip Glass.
  • Creator:
    Christian Manoury
  • Creation Year:
    2021
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 61.03 in (155 cm)Width: 51.19 in (130 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Cotignac, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: GB/Manoury/LeschampsII1stDibs: LU1430215805342

More From This Seller

View All
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil On Linen Canvas, 'The Flow'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist oil on linen canvas by American artist Lisa de Wolff. Signed to the reverse. A highly colourful and energetic oil painting. The brushwork is quic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Zoetermeer Abstraction, Large Scale Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large scale Abstract Expressionist oil on canvas by Dutch artist Tony Dielen. The painting is signed bottom right, resigned in full and has an artist's and a collection's label to the rear stretchers. The canvas is on a good stretcher with 'keys'. It is presented in a fine blond wood custom tray...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Froid du l'Etang, French Expressionist Oil on Canvas Lake Landscape
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 20th Century French Expressionist oil on canvas of a lake in its frozen landscape by Jacques Pinon. The painting is signed bottom right and is titled on the stretcher and signed to the back of the canvas. Pinon was noted as an artist in various mediums as well as painting, including tapestry and stained glass. His appreciation of colours and forms are very evident in this painting where he has captured a winter landscape but with subtle colours and forms giving movement and a jewel like feeling to the composition. The cold frosty light of the day animating a rural landscape, his use of layers of colour against raw canvas giving the feeling of the glassy lake. Jacques Pinon was a 'Renaissance Man', accomplished in many aspects of art and literature. he painted, worked in stained glass as well as sculpture and tapestry - he studied and worked at the National School of Decorative Art of Aubusson. He was also a poet and published writer. “All the forms of expression of the artist Jacques Pinon are brought together. A journey of fabulous encounters for this artist, his work is impressive, not to mention his work in collaboration with very great artists." Pinon exhibited extensively and internationally including a major exhibition in PARIS in 1954. “JAZZ.HOT” alongside Dali – Courtaud – (les) Delaunays – Dubuffet – Duffy – Leger and Mondrian. He also an exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art – Sacred Art Salon in 1960 in PARIS, at the Salomon Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Foundation Royaumont. His tapestries were exhibited in France in 1969 in the city of Lyon at the Galerie Verrières with GilioliI and Lurcat. His painting and sculpture are at the crossroads of several universes. Lively and luminous like a Corrida afternoon, the light reminds us of the work the artist did for the stained glass windows, he plays with both using different techniques and styles and his thirst for discovering new forms of expression. He came from a noted family of artist and artisans. His great-uncle was Alfred de Musset; his great-grandfather and his grandfather both Courtots from the Gobelins factory in Paris, and his family were all friends of Rodin. In 1952, his meeting with the architect Le Corbusier was a close collaboration around projects carried out with Lucien Herve...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Sarabande'. Large Contemporary Expressionist Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large contemporary expressionist oil on cotton canvas of a sunset over a Provençal landscape by Dutch artist Bernadette Van Baarsen. Signed and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Acrylic on Canvas. Les Champs XII.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed to the back of the canvas. Inspired by the wonderful countryside surr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape. Les Champs XI.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed to the back of the canvas and presented in a plain white wood tray fra...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

You May Also Like

City Drive Abstract Expressionist Painting by Leading British Urban Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
City Drive Abstract Expressionist Painting - a rare early work from Leading British Urban Artist, Angela Wakefield. Entitled 'City Drive', this moody and atmospheric artwork is from ...
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Varnish, Paint, Cotton,...

Blue & Red II Abstract Expressionist Painting by Leading British Urban Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Blue & Red II Abstract Expressionist Painting - a rare early work from Leading British Urban Artist, Angela Wakefield. Entitled 'Tropical City #2', this moody and atmospheric artwork...
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Varnish, Paint, Cotton,...

Blue Red & Green Abstract Expressionist Painting by British Contemporary Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Blue, Red & Green Abstract Expressionist Painting, entitled 'Tropical City #1', an extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist...
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...

Blossom Fields
By Laura Weekes
Located in Deddington, GB
Blossom Fields by Laura Weekes [2022] original Oil Paint and Acrylic Paint on Canvas Image size: H:42 cm x W:59 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:42 cm x W:59 cm x D:1.5cm Sold U...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Purple Bay and To the Ridge diptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Purple Bay and To the Ridge diptych by Catherine Warren Overall size cm: H68 x W68 Purple Bay Original Abstract Painting Acrylic & mixed media on canvas I...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Saudade
Located in Deddington, GB
Saudade by Elaine Ford [2019] original Acrylic and Oil on Canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:3.8cm...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Recently Viewed

View All