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About the Item
Title: Mediterranean Café Terrace Figures Blue Awnings Sunlit Street Watercolor
Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929)
Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed
Size (H x W): 9.75 x 6.25 inches
Condition: Good overall, Some pencil underdrawing visible in the lower portion, consistent with a working study. Light handling marks, minor edge wear, and slight creasing in the bottom right corner. Colours remain vivid and 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 lively watercolor by Pierre Neveu captures the vibrancy of a Mediterranean café terrace bathed in bright sunlight. Painted with his characteristic looseness and flair, the work conveys the energy of a bustling outdoor scene, where figures sit and converse beneath colourful awnings. Cool blues, deep aquas, and warm ochres dominate the palette, creating a striking interplay of sunlit tones and refreshing shade—typical of café life along the Côte d’Azur or in sun-drenched towns of southern France.
The composition is anchored by a large terracotta pot in the foreground, filled with leafy greenery that casts dynamic shadows across the ground. Behind it, loosely sketched figures sit at café tables, their forms rendered with expressive lines and confident, gestural washes. Neveu’s technique captures the sense of movement, chatter, and relaxed ambience that define Mediterranean terrace culture.
The striped awnings overhead—painted in vibrant turquoise and golden yellow—create a rhythmic canopy that ties the scene together while providing a focal point of saturated colour. Pencil marks visible along the lower section of the sheet reveal Neveu’s process, showing how he experimented with composition and figure placement as part of his creative workflow.
This piece is ideal for collectors drawn to plein-air studies, Mediterranean street scenes, or artworks celebrating everyday social life in southern Europe. Unframed and ready for custom presentation, it brings warmth, colour, and a joyful sense of place to any interior.
- Creator:Pierre Neveu (1929)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)Width: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509317257212
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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