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20 July 2019 - 14:30 (CEST) -
26, rue du Château - 29200 Brest
Henry Moret, who, like the Impressionists, studied the variations of light on water, found his favourite motifs, such as fishing boats in Audierne Bay, on the coast of southern Brittany.
Henry Moret (1856-1913), Baie d’Audierne Finistère (Audierne Bay, Finistère), 1910, oil on canvas, 50 x 61 cm. Estimate: €100,000/120,000
Henry Moret (1856-1913), Baie d’Audierne Finistère (Audierne Bay, Finistère), 1910, oil on canvas, 50 x 61 cm. Estimate: €100,000/120,000
Very early on, Henry Moret was drawn to southern Brittany’s coast and sought to capture all its nuances. He was close to Gauguin’s Pont-Aven group but stayed on the sidelines as an observer, intrigued by some of their ideas yet remaining true…
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