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Fanch Lel
Impressionist Coastal Farm Scene with Horse Cart Driver Cottages and Moody Sky

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Title: Impressionist Coastal Farm Scene with Horse Cart Driver Cottages and Moody Sky By Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 11.25 x 14.5 inches (height x width) Gouache painting on cardboard, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition with expressive texture throughout; minor surface wear and edge scuffing present. Provenance: All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artists estate and have had no previous owners at all. Description: In this atmospheric rural coastal scene, French painter Fanch Lel captures a solitary farmer guiding a horse-drawn hay cart across a stretch of open shoreline. The soft turquoise-green land blends into reflective tidal pools beneath a moody sky filled with lavender, grey, and pale gold brushwork. In the distance, two whitewashed cottages perch on a rocky promontory, adding a sense of remote human presence to this otherwise wild setting. Painted on corrugated card, the piece embraces its rustic surface, allowing the natural ridges of the cardboard to contribute texture to the stormy sky and water. Lel’s characteristic impressionist style is evident in his fluid, gestural strokes, with particular attention paid to light reflection and quiet movement across the landscape. The composition is simple but emotionally rich, evoking solitude, endurance, and a connection to the rhythms of working the land by the sea. Likely inspired by the Brittany coastline—where farmland meets tidal flats and fishing villages dot the landscape—the piece speaks to a timeless agricultural tradition rooted in nature and community. This work will appeal to collectors of French rural art, coastal scenes, and those drawn to pieces that blend figurative and landscape elements with poetic understatement. It would be especially well-suited to homes with rustic, natural, or nautical interiors.
  • Creator:
    Fanch Lel (1930, French)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Cirencester, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU509316327962

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