Maxime Maufra: A Painter and The Sea

Published on 07 July 2023, by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker

Auction on 22 July 2023 - 14:00 (CEST) - 26, rue du Château - 29200 Brest

Fascinated by nature and the fractured coasts created by a rough sea, Maxime Maufra (1861-1918) makes outdoor painting a true religion. A tireless traveler he set his easel down throughout Brittany in search of its vibrant lights.

Maxime Maufra (1861-1918), Côte rocheuse, Morgat (Rocky Coast, Morgat), oil on canvas,... Maxime Maufra: A Painter and The Sea

Maxime Maufra (1861-1918), Côte rocheuse, Morgat (Rocky Coast, Morgat), oil on canvas, 60 x 73 cm/23 x 29 in.
Estimation : €20,000/30,000

This image of the rocky coast of the Morgat Cove, in the Bay of Douarnenez, just south of the Crozon Peninsula, is first and foremost a clash of a turbulent sea breaking down into a steaming whirlpool against the rocks. Behind the water, which has become foam under the violence of the impact, we can make out the intensity of the wind, the raging of the sea and the deafening sound of its…

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