Louis Cabié (1853-1939) Seaside At Saint Georges De Didonne Royan Charente

Louis-Alexandre CABIÉ
(Dol-de-Bretagne 1853 - Bordeaux 1939)
Seaside at Saint Georges de Didonne
Oil on canvas
H. 32 cm; W. 46 cm
Signed lower left, dated 1898

Provenance: Private collection, Paris region

Louis Cabié, a renowned artist in France and particularly in the Bordeaux region, even during his lifetime, traveled throughout the great southwest throughout his life. A student of Harpignies whose passion for vegetation in the manner of the Barbizon school can be found, he would transcribe the simplicity of picturesque French landscapes until his death. Spectacular trees, forest atmospheres, places steeped in history, captivating valleys, or even a landscape in its simplest form that he would know how to enhance with a vital contrast.

Saint Georges de Didonne appears as early as 1889, in the work of Louis-Alexandre Cabié. He crisscrosses the Atlantic coast for a few kilometers, showing the beaches, the rocks, the outskirts of the villages, Royan in the distance, and especially the effect of the wind on the coastal vegetation. Several important works are sent to the Salon and he notably collects a gold medal with one of them. Our canvas, trace of a late summer day with a heavy sky, is filled with the spirit of the place. The warm and salty scent of the different plants grilled by the sun, that of the sea spray carried by the west wind, and certainly the sweet scents that the women in crinolines who crisscross this path, let escape as they pass.

Do not hesitate to ask us for the iconography of the other paintings representing this place.

We are looking for any work or any information relating to the artist to complete his biography as well as a catalogue raisonné currently being produced.