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Pierre NeveuFrench Hillside Village with Trees and Church Tower Modernist Watercolor
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About the Item
Title: French Hillside Village with Trees and Church Tower Modernist Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 4 x 5.75 inches
Signed lower left
Condition: Good overall, with light handling marks and faint edge wear to the sheet, consistent with age.
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 charming French landscape by Pierre Neveu captures a quiet hillside village nestled among dense trees and rolling countryside. Working in expressive watercolour and ink, Neveu depicts clusters of traditional stone houses, their pale façades set against deep green woodland and a bright, expansive sky. A small church tower rises from the treetops, providing a focal point that reinforces the idyllic rural character of the scene. The artist’s handling of colour is particularly striking here: deep viridian and teal washes intermingle with lighter greens, while the sunlit fields below introduce warm ochres that balance the composition.
Neveu’s distinctive combination of loose gestural marks and precise architectural accents gives the work both spontaneity and structure. The fragmented brushstrokes used to form the foliage evoke the shifting textures of summer leaves, while the simplified outlines of the houses suggest the timeless, understated architecture found in historic French villages. The result is a work that feels fresh, atmospheric, and evocative of regional charm—perhaps inspired by the countryside of Provence, Normandy, or the Loire Valley, where Neveu produced many plein-air studies.
Trained at the École Boulle and École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Neveu later became an influential figure in French painting circles, exhibiting widely and earning the Gold Medal at the Salon des Artistes Français. His landscapes, known for their immediacy and strong compositional rhythm, continue to attract collectors seeking expressive yet serene modernist works.
Ideal for framing in living spaces, hallways, or country homes, this piece offers a beautifully balanced meditation on rural France.
- Creator:Pierre Neveu (1929)
- Dimensions:Height: 4 in (10.16 cm)Width: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509317332472
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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