Environs of Martigues

Paul Camille Guigou1869

Details

Title: Environs of Martigues
Creator: Paul Camille Guigou
Creator Lifespan: 1834 - 1871
Creator Nationality: French
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Paris, France
Creator Birth Place: Villars (Vaucluse), France
Date: 1869
Physical Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 18 inches
Description: Throughout his career, Paul Camille Guigou traveled around the South of France, painting its sunny vistas from such locales as Aix-en-Provence and Martigues. Much like his contemporaries, including Eugène-Louis Boudin, Guigou preferred to paint directly from nature, often taking his portable canvas and paints with him to the more remote areas of France’s resort villages to paint their hidden treasures. In Environs of Martigues, Guigou created a luminous and intimate view of the marshy Provincial terrain. On a sunny day, a hunter and his trusty dogs quietly amble about, with only a few more people in sight around them. A rough country road runs along the center of the canvas, leading perhaps to the town of Martigues in the distance or the mountains beyond them.
Provenance: Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo N. Dixon
Type: Oil paintings
Rights: Dixon Gallery and Gardens. For Terms and Conditions for use of this image please contact the Registrar at 901-761-5250.
Medium: Oil on board

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