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About the Item
Title: Dynamic French Modernist Carnival Procession with Figures and Red Sun
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Gouache on artist paper, unframed
Size: 24 x 19.25 inches (height x width)
Provenance: Artists estate, France
Condition: Good overall with light handling marks and minor edge wear consistent with age.
Description:
This striking modernist gouache by French artist Guy Nicod bursts with theatrical movement and expressive colour, depicting what appears to be a carnival or ceremonial procession. Figures dance and ascend across the composition, their dynamic poses rendered in sweeping black, ochre, and violet brushstrokes. Above them, a blazing red sun ignites the sky, mirrored by smaller flashes of crimson throughout the scene. The energy of the crowd below contrasts with the lighter, almost celestial movement of the central group, creating a rhythmic balance between chaos and celebration.
Executed in Nicod’s signature painterly style, the work fuses abstraction and figuration in a way that recalls the post-war vitality of European modernism. The layering of gouache—thickly applied and richly pigmented—builds depth and texture, with cobalt blues and golden yellows suggesting both sky and stage light. The figures’ angular forms evoke motion, music, and human connection, while their exaggerated gestures lend a sense of collective ritual or dance.
This painting demonstrates Nicod’s ability to translate emotion into composition: the piece thrums with energy, as though capturing a fleeting moment of festival or performance. Its vivid palette and spontaneous mark-making align with the spirit of 20th-century French avant-garde painting, echoing the dynamism of artists such as André Lhote and Jean Dufy. Unframed and ready for bespoke presentation, this gouache is a vibrant addition for collectors of expressive modernism or anyone drawn to art that celebrates movement, colour, and human vitality.
- Creator:Guy Nicod (1923 - 2021, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509317112592

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