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Pierre NeveuModern Cafe Scene With Figures Wine Bottles and White Hat French Watercolor
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About the Item
Title: Modern Cafe Scene With Figures Wine Bottles and White Hat French Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour and Gouache on card, unframed
Size (H x W): 5.25 x 5 inches
Condition: Good overall, with light handling marks and gentle edge wear consistent with age. No major losses or tears visible. Colours remain fresh and vibrant.
Provenance: From the artist’s studio sale in France; all works by this artist in our collection originate from the artist’s estate.
Description: This lively modern figurative composition by Pierre Neveu depicts an animated café or social interior scene, rendered in watercolor and gouache with expressive ink line. The foreground is dominated by an elegant female figure wearing a wide white hat, her arm extended toward a table set with wine bottles and glasses. Around her, loosely suggested figures gather and converse, their forms built through layered washes of blue, yellow, green, and violet, punctuated by confident black linework.
Neveu’s approach prioritises rhythm and movement over precise detail, allowing figures to emerge organically from the interplay of colour and drawing. The transparent watercolor washes create a sense of depth and atmosphere, while opaque gouache highlights give structure to faces, clothing, and tabletop elements. Bottles and glasses act as vertical anchors within the composition, reinforcing the café setting without tying the scene to a specific, identifiable location.
The scene captures a timeless moment of social interaction—conversation, leisure, and shared space—common themes in Neveu’s figurative work. His confident handling of mixed media lends the painting both spontaneity and compositional balance, with the white hat acting as a focal point against the cooler background tones.
This work will appeal to collectors of mid-century and post-impressionist French watercolor, modern figurative scenes, and café-themed artwork. Unframed and ready for bespoke presentation, it is a characterful example of Neveu’s expressive style and his ability to evoke mood and human connection through colour, gesture, and line rather than literal detail.
- Creator:Pierre Neveu (1929)
- Dimensions:Height: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509317364932
Pierre Neveu
Pierre Neveu was born in Paris. He was a professor of Drawing. Some of his exhibits include Invite d'honneur, Salon de Margency (1998); Nolan-Rankin Galleries Houston, Texas (1997); Kulturklub des Europäischen Patentamt Munich (1987); Beernau Foret-Noir (1985); and Marie de Tour-sur-Marne, Champagne (1983).
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