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François de Chabaneix (1920–2003) was a French painter, draftsman, and ceramicist who was active primarily in the second half of the 20th century.
Landscape
1949
Gouache on paper
20 × 30 cm
Signed and dated “Chabaneix 49” in the lower right corner
Original work
Dated 1949, this gouache by François de Chabaneix depicts a southern landscape rendered with remarkable economy of means. The houses and cypress trees are reduced to broad swaths of color that harmonize within a palette of greens, ochres, yellows, and pinkish earth tones.
The succession of planes naturally draws the eye toward the bluish hills in the background. Through the simplification of forms and the emphasis placed on color, Chabaneix moves away here from a strictly descriptive representation to favor a synthetic and decorative vision of the landscape.
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