20th century French school - Lot 20

20th century French school Sunken houses Mixed media Size unframed (as seen) : 30 x 39 cm Dimensions with frame : 43 x 52.5 cm Note: Maisons englouties presents a fragmented landscape where shapes undulate as if caught in a liquid movement. Through a subtle interplay of diluted ink, washes and more assertive strokes, the artist composes an almost dreamlike vision of partially submerged houses, whose volumes distort and respond to each other. Variations in gray, sometimes light and sometimes saturated, create a visual rhythm that evokes the fluctuation of water or of a memory. The simplified contours, floating roofs and scattered openings lend the scene an atmosphere that is both gentle and disquieting, suspended between abstraction and figuration. The work seduces with its balance between spontaneity of gesture and plastic coherence, transforming a familiar motif into a mental landscape.