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Guy NicodMoored Boats on a Reflective River French Pastel Drawing
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About the Item
Title: Moored Boats on a Reflective River French Pastel Drawing
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Oil pastel on artist paper
Size: 19.75 x 23.5 inches (height x width)
Provenance: Artists estate, France
Condition: Good – strong colour and surface integrity, minor edge wear consistent with age
Description:
This tranquil riverside scene by French artist Guy Nicod (1923–2021) evokes a meditative stillness, with five moored wooden boats gently rocking in calm, reflective water. Executed in oil pastel, the composition is a masterclass in quiet observation — balancing expressive mark-making with a keen sensitivity to light and atmosphere.
A line of tall, slender trees stands sentinel along the riverbank, their reflections mirrored in the water below. Patches of golden light fall across the grass, reeds and distant fields, softening the sombre tones of the river with delicate warmth. Nicod uses a rhythmic pastel stroke to convey the texture of rippling water, while the overlapping boats — painted in muted ochres and browns — offer both structure and narrative within the peaceful landscape.
There is a timeless quality to the scene: no figures are visible, but their presence is felt in the gentle human order — boats tied, paths worn, trees pruned. Nicod’s restrained palette and gestural linework lend the drawing an understated poetry, inviting the viewer to linger and wander along the quiet river’s edge.
An ideal piece for lovers of nature, solitude, and French regional landscapes — particularly those drawn to post-war modernist techniques with an emotional core.
- Creator:Guy Nicod (1923 - 2021, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)Width: 23.5 in (59.69 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509316929982
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