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About the Item
Title: Still Life with Shells and Yellow Birds French Modernist Gouache
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Gouache on artist paper, unframed
Size: 22.5 x 18.75 inches (height x width)
Provenance: Artists estate, France
Condition: good overall with light handling marks and faint edge wear, consistent with age
Description:
A captivating and richly detailed modernist still life by Guy Nicod, this expressive gouache on paper brings together a vivid arrangement of shells, foliage, and yellow birds set against a dynamic backdrop of sea-toned blues and ochres. The composition evokes a sense of coastal abundance, where natural and decorative forms intertwine in an almost dreamlike setting.
Nicod’s palette here is radiant and sunlit — the yellows and greens of the perched birds contrast beautifully with the coral pinks and whites of the scattered shells and flowers below. A flowing, draped fabric adds rhythm and movement, its ochre folds framed by curving brown lines that guide the viewer’s eye through the composition. The result is both structured and spontaneous, alive with texture and colour.
This piece showcases Nicod’s characteristic blend of modernist abstraction and natural form, revealing his mastery of gouache as a medium. Each brushstroke feels animated, suggesting light shimmering on feathers, shells, and leaves. It carries echoes of the Mediterranean still-life tradition, yet remains firmly within the expressive freedom of mid-century French painting.
Perfect for collectors of 20th-century French modernism, botanical and avian still lifes, or vibrant coastal-themed art, this work demonstrates Nicod’s talent for transforming ordinary arrangements into scenes of poetic vitality.
Unframed and ready for bespoke presentation, this French modernist gouache is a stunning celebration of colour, nature, and painterly energy — where birds, shells, and fabric merge into a single symphony of movement and light.
- Creator:Guy Nicod (1923 - 2021, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Width: 18.75 in (47.63 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509317076762
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