Crozon, after the rain, Pierre Godar

This important painting, titled on the back: "Stormy Evening in Finistère, After the Rain, Crozon Peninsula," is a work by the painter Pierre Godar. He notably painted compositions depicting the area around Roscanvel and the Bay of Douarnenez, highlighting the rocky coasts, sheltered harbors, stone cottages with slate roofs, and granite wayside crosses.
Those who love the region will find in this work everything that defines its character; nothing is missing: The view plunges from a coastal path flowered with gorse and heather towards a sheltered cove, where a few boats are unloading the day's catch along a bustling slipway, under a still threatening sky.
Pierre Godar was a painter born around 1933 in Béthune, in the Pas-de-Calais region. A follower of the Berck school and the school of painters of the Opal Coast, he painted the daily lives of fishermen, the sea, and boats. He also produced a few portraits and, during his stays in Mougins, landscapes of southern France. Among those painters drawn to the changing light and picturesque seascapes, he primarily worked within the plein air painting movement, between naturalism and impressionism.

Passionate about the sea, his style is characterized by generous brushstrokes and strong contrasts of light. In addition to the beaches of northern France, he also painted the Breton coast, the Bay of Douarnenez, and Finistère. His studio was located in Montmartre, on Rue Tourlaque, and his name is listed in the Dictionary of Painters of Montmartre. He also used the pseudonyms Y. Le Dantec, Boufis, and Y. de Kermadec. Oil on canvas, signed lower left.

Frame dimensions 76 cm x 136 cm.
Canvas dimensions 60 cm 120 cm.
 

Ref: X71L7PNZMG