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Adolphe-Félix Cals (French, 1810–1880) "Une rue à Honfleur" C. 1870
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Adolphe-Félix Cals (French, 1810–1880)
"Une rue à Honfleur", Circa 1865–1875
Oil on composition board, 4.125 x 7.25 inches; framed 8.25 x 11.75 inches.
French painter Adolphe-Félix Cals, this intimate oil on composition board titled Une rue à Honfleur presents a quiet, atmospheric street scene in the Norman port town of Honfleur, where the artist spent the final decades of his life. Executed in a vertically compressed format, the composition leads the viewer down a steep, narrow lane flanked by aged stuccoed buildings and overhanging foliage, terminating at a distant archway barely visible through the shade. Two diminutive figures appear at the bottom of the passageway, adding a subtle narrative thread to the otherwise contemplative urban landscape.
Rendered with a painterly economy of brushwork and a muted, earthy palette, the scene captures the textural interplay of architecture, vegetation, and light with sensitivity and restraint. These characteristics are consistent with Cals’s mature style, which emerged most strongly between 1865 and his death in 1880. Though associated with the Impressionists—exhibiting at the first Impressionist Salon in 1874—Cals maintained a distinctly lyrical realism, drawing upon the tonal sensibilities of the Barbizon School and aligning closely with artists such as Jean-François Millet and Johan Barthold Jongkind.
By the late 1860s, Honfleur had become a favored retreat for Cals, who often depicted its streets, harbors, and quiet interiors with a focus on atmosphere rather than monumentality. This work exemplifies that approach, privileging the rhythm of space and the human imprint upon the urban environment. The verso bears a 19th-century collector’s label with the notation “Coll. Hooper” and “Cals No. 437,” further supporting the attribution and suggesting provenance from a documented collection.
Housed in a richly ornamented 19th-century giltwood frame with stepped and beaded moldings, Une rue à Honfleur stands as a poetic meditation on place, light, and quietude in the later work of a painter increasingly recognized for his contributions to the poetic realism that bridged academic and modern French painting.
- Dimensions:Height: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Width: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- Style:Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:C. 1870
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor wear commensurate with age and handling. Minor touch ups to frame.
- Seller Location:Atlanta, GA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7838246155872
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