View of the port of Cannes - Sailboats at anchor - Georges RICARD- CORDINGLEY

Sailing Ships at Anchor. View of the Port of Cannes.

ARTIST: Georges Ricard-Cordingley
TECHNIQUE: Charcoal heightened with white
PERIOD: First half of the 20th century
DIMENSIONS without frame: 13 x 10.5 cm
DIMENSIONS with frame: 24 x 22 cm Sold framed.
AUTHENTICITY: Original artwork.

Georges Ricard-Cordingley (1873-1939) spent his life as a sea captain, crisscrossing lands and seas. From London to Sydney, from Newfoundland to Marrakech, from Boulogne-sur-Mer, "the essential hub of his maritime voyages," to Cannes, "the ultimate stage of his aesthetic reflections and his approach to light," he devoted himself entirely to painting, his passion, his profession, his reason for living.

Ships at sea or beached, storms or calms, landscapes of lakes or cliffs overlooking the sea, Ricard-Cordingley devoted his entire life, across all latitudes, to a single subject: the marine environment, or the constant interplay of sky and water.
It might be reminiscent of Signac in the drawing and the precision of his line when depicting ship construction, but it is unmistakably Ricard-Cordingley. It resembles Turner's work when he pushes the study of light to its extreme, but it is unmistakably Ricard-Cordingley. Sometimes, in his handling of watercolor, the subtlety of values recalls Delacroix, but it is always unmistakably Ricard-Cordingley. A romantic to the very tips of his brushes, he enjoyed a remarkable success during his lifetime, a success that matched his talent. Among his collectors were Queen Victoria, Alexandre Dumas fils, Gordon Bennet, Pierre Loti, Jules Clarétie, and Waldeck Rousseau.

His works are featured in numerous museums in France:
Paris, National Maritime Museum.
Paris, Museum of Modern Art.
Museums of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Berck-sur-Mer, and Le Touquet.
Toulon, Museum of Art.
Cannes, La Castre Museum.
Menton, Museum of Fine Arts.

Abroad:
Royal Collection, England.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA.
The Hermitage Museum, Pushkin Museum, Russia.

And Casablanca, Morocco.

Exhibitions:
Salons: French Artist, National Society of Fine Arts, National Maritime Museum, Royal Academy.

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