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About the Item
Title: Fisherman Preparing Boat Mediterranean Harbour Study
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 6 x 4 inches
Condition: good overall; light age toning consistent with medium, original sketchbook perforations along left edge, paper surface stable.
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 expressive plein-air study by Pierre Neveu captures a fleeting moment of coastal life — a fisherman preparing his boat along the Mediterranean shore. With minimal yet confident marks, Neveu distills the essence of form and movement into a few deft washes of colour. The crisp blues and violets of the hull contrast gently with the warmth of surrounding ochre tones, while the figure’s loose outline suggests both immediacy and atmosphere.
Executed with a balance of precision and spontaneity, the work demonstrates Neveu’s command of negative space and economy of line — qualities that define his maritime sketches and Riviera series. The composition’s quiet energy and spatial clarity evoke the rhythms of everyday life along the southern French coast, offering an intimate glimpse into the working harbours that so often inspired the artist’s eye.
This small yet evocative watercolour exemplifies Neveu’s mastery of gesture, light, and restraint — a hallmark of his most collectable studies from the period.
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- Creator:Pierre Neveu (1929)
- Dimensions:Height: 6 in (15.24 cm)Width: 4 in (10.16 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509317123992
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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