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Couple by the Riverside French Modern Oil Painting by Guy Nicod

$1,125.34
£825
€958.27
CA$1,550.44
A$1,690.97
CHF 895.76
MX$20,272.30
NOK 11,408.01
SEK 10,431.78
DKK 7,159.18

About the Item

Title: Couple by the Riverside French Modern Oil Painting by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Oil on artist paper attached to a board, unframed Size: 20 x 16.5 inches (height x width) Provenance: Artists estate, France Condition: good overall; minor edge wear and handling creases; paint layer stable and colours rich Description: A serene and intimate oil painting by French modernist artist Guy Nicod, depicting a couple beside a quiet river under dappled sunlight. A seated nude woman reclines on a towel near the water’s edge, her companion resting in a small boat moored alongside. The composition captures a fleeting summer moment—stillness, light, and companionship—rendered through Nicod’s expressive yet measured brushwork. Painted in rich, earthy tones of green, ochre, and blue, the scene balances human presence with the surrounding landscape. The leafy branches above frame the figures, their reflections mirrored in the tranquil water below. Nicod’s loose yet deliberate handling of paint gives the work a painterly immediacy, with contrasts of texture and tone suggesting warmth, shadow, and the shimmer of sunlight through trees. This painting reflects Nicod’s continued exploration of leisure, intimacy, and the relationship between body and nature. His treatment of the nude figure is naturalistic yet sensitive, avoiding idealisation in favour of quiet realism. The relaxed atmosphere evokes parallels with French artists such as André Derain and Maurice de Vlaminck, where structure and emotion coexist in equal measure. From the artist’s estate in France, this unframed oil on paper is a fine example of Nicod’s lyrical approach to the modern figure in landscape. Collectors of post-war French art will appreciate its blend of immediacy and compositional balance—a timeless reflection of light, life, and human connection by the water’s edge.
  • Creator:
    Guy Nicod (1923 - 2021, French)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)
  • Medium:
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  • Gallery Location:
    Cirencester, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU509317067502

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