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Title: Protect Nature French Modernist Environmental Poster Style Figure and Tree
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Gouache on artist paper, unframed
Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches (height x width)
Provenance: Artists estate, France
Condition: good overall with minor edge wear and light handling marks to the sheet
Description:
A striking environmental work by French modernist Guy Nicod, this poster-like composition delivers a powerful message in bold planes of colour. A lone figure in blue braces against looming grey architectural slabs, holding back the city while shielding a small sapling glowing at their feet. Beyond the figure, red industrial chimneys and a pale moon suggest pollution and nightfall, heightening the urgency of the scene. Across the image the French slogans “Protégez la Nature” and “Sa vie… c’est la vôtre” (protect nature; its life is your life) reinforce the theme and make the piece ideal for collectors of eco art, French posters, and modern figurative painting.
Nicod’s use of gouache—opaque, matte, and richly saturated—allows crisp edges and flat, graphic blocks of colour that recall mid-century European poster design and the aesthetics of public information graphics. The simplified geometry, dramatic perspective, and limited palette underscore the tension between the human figure, the built environment, and the fragile tree. On the reverse, the artist’s inscription “un arbre… un seul” (“one tree… only one”) encapsulates the narrative: even a single tree is worth protecting.
Known for vibrant still lifes and modern scenes, Nicod (1923–2021) worked extensively on paper, favouring a modernist clarity that translates beautifully in interiors. This work would suit collectors seeking French modernism, environmental art, eco-poster style paintings, urban landscape themes, and strong graphic design. Ready to frame to taste, it makes a compelling wall statement and a meaningful gift for conservationists, architects, or anyone drawn to post-war European modernist art.
- Creator:Guy Nicod (1923 - 2021, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Width: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509316970102
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