By Georges Guerin
Located in Cotignac, FR
1930s French Impressionist Barbizon School oil on panel view of Cordes, South of France by Georges Guerin (1910-1984). The painting is titled, dated and signed to the back of the board.
A very charming scene of the iconic Cordes sur Ciel. The monumentality of the stone gate arch, tower and the road leading past the ancient houses to the small chapel in the distance all under an azure blue sky with lazy white clouds, which have given their name to the town. Guerin has achieved a wonderful play between light and shade and perspective.
This gate was built between 1222 and 1229, during the construction of the bastide. It belongs to the second enclosure. The gate is open on the side of a tower on an axis that follows the foot of the ramparts and makes the street make a right-angled turn. The vault of the door is semi-circular and topped with a window.
Cordes-sur-Ciel (in French Cordes...
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1930s Impressionist Georges Guerin Art