
Les Brayeres 2
1964
George McNeil's 'Les Brayeres 2' presents an expressionistic landscape composition dominated by bold, gestural brushwork and vibrant color contrasts. The painting depicts an abstracted natural scene with a luminous yellow sky, deep blue mountains or hills, and verdant green foreground punctuated by warm oranges and reds that suggest figures or organic forms in motion. McNeil's approach reflects the mid-twentieth-century turn toward gestural abstraction while maintaining recognizable landscape elements, characteristic of the Provincetown artistic community's synthesis of modernist innovation and regional sensibility. The densely layered oil paint and dynamic compositional energy convey a sense of vitality and emotional intensity typical of Abstract Expressionist painting.
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Dimensions
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Eldred's
🔨 Auction Lot
Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction
May 16, 2026
Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000
Lot 125
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