Henri le Sidaner

Galeries Georges Petit, Paris
Private Collection (acquired from the above)

Yann Farinaux-Le Sidaner, Le Sidaner, L'oeuvre peint et gravé, Milan, 1989, no. 429, illustrated p. 172

Very good condition. The canvas is not lined and there are no signs of retouching visible under UV light.
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Le Sidaner first visited Villefranche-sur-Mer, near Cap Ferrat on the Côte d'Azur, in 1912. The bay was an inspiration for his style of painting: colorful, picturesque and sunlit. Le Sidaner spent much of the mid-1920s at Villefranche and stayed at the Hotel Welcome in the heart of the Old Port. La Table de la Mer, Villefranche-sur-Mer depicts the artist's hotel room, its French windows leading out onto the balcony with a view of the sparkling bay beyond. The cool shadowed room in the foreground giving on to a sun dappled balcony with the bright bue of the Mediterranean beyond presents a tranquil and peaceful scene.