Hermann Edouard Wagner (1894-1963) Martigues - The Church Of La Madeleine

The old-fashioned and quiet atmosphere of fishing villages at the beginning of the 20th century . The flight, the lightness and the charm of a sketch, everything is suggested, nothing is imposed, The accuracy of the drawing of the sober but harmonious colors for this oil on wooden panel by Hermann Edouard Wagner. The work is offered in a pretty Montparnasse frame with beige patina which measures 50 cm by 59 cm, 33 cm by 41 cm for the panel alone. In very good condition, it represents the Ile à Martigues district, the famous “Little Venice of Provence” which attracted all the great artists of that time, in the background the Church of Sainte Marie Madeleine, and in the foreground, chard. , the flat-bottomed boats emblematic of this region. The work is signed lower left.