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About the Item
Title: French Modernist Portrait of a Man with Blue Motorcycle Street Scene
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Gouache on artist paper, unframed
Size: 23 x 19 inches (height x width)
Provenance: Artists estate, France
Condition: Good overall with light handling marks and edge wear on the edges consistent with age.
Description:
A compelling modernist gouache by French painter Guy Nicod, depicting a solitary man standing beside a blue motorcycle on a quiet urban street. Dressed in a dark suit jacket and straw hat, the figure embodies the quiet dignity of post-war working life in provincial France. Nicod’s use of bold, expressive brushwork and thickly layered gouache transforms a simple street encounter into a study of mood, geometry, and atmosphere.
The man’s blue jacket and motorbike dominate the composition, harmonising with the cool greys of the pavement and walls that frame him. Behind, a faintly rendered building rises against a patch of golden trees and green foliage, suggesting the outskirts of a town or village. The inclusion of a red fence line and hints of ochre adds rhythm and depth, guiding the viewer’s eye from the central figure to the receding street beyond. The piece captures not only a specific moment but also the broader essence of French modern life in the mid-20th century — a time when machinery, individuality, and craftsmanship defined a new kind of realism.
Nicod’s confident palette and gestural mark-making recall influences from artists such as André Marchand and Maurice Utrillo, blending figurative structure with painterly freedom. This work would appeal to collectors of French modernist art, urban portraiture, or post-war European gouache painting. Unframed and ready for bespoke presentation, it stands as a vivid example of Nicod’s ability to merge the everyday with expressive modern form.
- Creator:Guy Nicod (1923 - 2021, French)
- Dimensions:Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509317112612
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