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Title: Café Interior with Seated Figures French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Gouache on artist paper, unframed
Size: 13.75 x 10.5 inches (height x width)
Provenance: Artists estate, France
Condition: good overall with age-related toning, slight handling wear at edges, and perforated margin from sketchbook binding
Description:
This expressive gouache painting by French modernist artist Guy Nicod captures the intimate atmosphere of a café interior, a subject deeply rooted in 20th-century Parisian and European art. The scene presents two seated women within a warmly lit environment, defined by bold brushstrokes and a palette that combines earthy browns, deep purples, and glowing yellows.
The foreground is dominated by a figure in a red dress, her posture relaxed as she sits at a triangular café table. Behind her, a large plant in a pot adds vertical rhythm to the composition, while other figures populate the background, their forms abstracted into gestural shapes that evoke the bustling yet contemplative mood of café culture. The glowing yellow tones suggest evening light filtering through windows, casting reflections that enliven the scene with warmth and vibrancy.
Nicod’s treatment of the subject reflects the enduring fascination artists have had with cafés as spaces of observation, social exchange, and quiet reflection. His semi-abstract approach, balancing figuration with free-flowing colour and layered washes, conveys both the physical setting and the emotional undercurrents of urban life. The looseness of his gouache technique enhances the sense of immediacy, as though capturing a fleeting moment in time.
This work would appeal to collectors interested in modernist interpretations of everyday scenes, as well as those drawn to the tradition of café paintings made famous by artists from Impressionism through to Post-War modernism.
- Creator:Guy Nicod (1923 - 2021, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 13.75 in (34.93 cm)Width: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509316970872
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