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Learn MoreMarseille by Yvonne Canu
- A picturesque port in Marseille is the subject of this extraordinary painting
- Canu's Pointillist creations are rendered with painstaking precision
- This work exemplifies her distinctive style, which displays the influence of Georges Seurat
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1921-2008 | French
Marseille
Signed "CANU" on lower left
Oil on canvas
The picturesque French Riviera is presented in French Post-Impressionist Yvonne Canu's signature Pointillist style. The leisurely port scene, populated with fishing boats with billowing sails, is set in historic Marseille, a favorite subject for the artist. Colorful and avant-garde, this work is a testament to the utter freedom of creativity the artist enjoyed.
Born in Morocco in. . .
1921-2008 | French
Marseille
Signed "CANU" on lower left
Oil on canvas
The picturesque French Riviera is presented in French Post-Impressionist Yvonne Canu's signature Pointillist style. The leisurely port scene, populated with fishing boats with billowing sails, is set in historic Marseille, a favorite subject for the artist. Colorful and avant-garde, this work is a testament to the utter freedom of creativity the artist enjoyed.
Born in Morocco in 1921, Yvonne Canu traveled to Paris to study at the reputable École des Arts Décoratifs. Following the First World War, she entered the circle of the French-Japanese painter Tsuguharu Foujita and the Impressionist Élisée Maclet, both of whom profoundly influenced the development of her style. She experimented with not only the Impressionist style but also Cubism early in her career. However, it would be the great Georges Seurat who had the most impact on her artistic aesthetic. Inspired by the artist's masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Canu developed the Pointillist style of painting for which she is famous today. Her canvases are distinctly modern, rendered with painstakingly precise dots of pure color that brilliantly blend to form a cohesive work of art. Although her paintings indeed display the influence of Georges Seurat in both their technique and choice of subject, her style is nevertheless distinctive.
20th Century
Canvas: 23" high x 32" wide (59.69 x 81.28 cm)
Frame: 26" high x 34" wide x 2" deep (66.04 x 86.36 x 5.08 cm)
Maker: | Canu, Yvonne |
Period: | 1919-Present |
Origin: | France |
Type: | Paintings |
Style: | Post-Impressionism |
Depth: | 2.0 in. (5.08 cm) |
Width: | 34.0 in. (86.36 cm) |
Height: | 26.0 in. (66.04 cm) |
Canvas Width: | 32.000 in. (81.28 cm) |
Canvas Height: | 23.500 in. (59.69 cm) |
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