EUGÈNE BEGARAT | Le Petit Port
Oil on Canvas
50 x 61 cms / 19¾ x 24 inches
Signed Begarat (lower right)
Le Petit Port captures the gentle animation of a small riverside harbour bathed in warm, shifting light. Figures gather along the water's edge, boats are drawn up on the shore and pastel-toned buildings rise softly beyond, all unified by a luminous atmosphere that suggests leisure, movement and community. Begarat's technique is characterised by a richly broken surface and a vibrant, high-key palette. Short, expressive brushstrokes build form through colour rather than line, allowing reflections, shadows and figures to emerge with an impressionistic freedom.
Eugène Begarat was born in 1943 and after deciding to take the traditional artistic route to training he joined the École des Arts Decoratifs, Nice in 1960 and then studied at the École Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1964. Now living and working in Vence, France he uses his garden as the main source of inspiration for his artworks.Before he settled in Vence much of his painting explored Brittany, following the influence of the École de Pont-Aven and the Nabis, with artists such as Felix Valoton and Maurice Denis. Later into his career and taking ideas from the Post-Impressionists, Begarat's style demonstrates close affinities with the work of Seurat and Signac, as he adopts the "divisionist" technique, juxtaposing colours in quick, small brushstrokes. You can see his working with areas of bold, luminous colouring reminiscent of Paul Gaugin.
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