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Gustave Loiseau — La Brume au Cap Fréhel
Gustave Loiseau

La Brume au Cap Fréhel

1906

A misty coastal landscape rendered in Loiseau's characteristically broken, mosaic-like brushwork, capturing the rugged cliffs of Cap Fréhel shrouded in atmospheric haze along the Brittany coast. The soft, diffused light filters through the fog, blending sea and sky into a harmonious palette of muted grays, blues, and greens. True to his Post-Impressionist sensibility, Loiseau transforms the raw, windswept headland into a poetic study of light, atmosphere, and the ever-changing moods of the Breton coastline.

Medium
oil on canvas

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November 15, 2022

Estimate: $80,000$120,000

Lot 502

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Gustave Loiseau, La Brume au Cap Fréhel, 1906

A misty coastal landscape rendered in Loiseau's characteristically broken, mosaic-like brushwork, capturing the rugged cliffs of Cap Fréhel shrouded in atmospheric haze along the Brittany coast. The soft, diffused light filters through the fog, blending sea and sky into a harmonious palette of muted grays, blues, and greens. True to his Post-Impressionist sensibility, Loiseau transforms the raw, windswept headland into a poetic study of light, atmosphere, and the ever-changing moods of the Breton coastline.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1906
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Seascape, Muted Color Palette, French, Blue, Atmospheric, Landscape Painting, Serene, Impressionist Style, Male Artist, Post-Impressionist, Impressionism, Misty Atmosphere, French Artist, Plein Air, Landscape, Late 19th Century, Early Modern, Nature, Coastal Scene, Oil on Canvas

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