17 - Paul Flaubert (1928-1994) | French

Paul Flaubert (1928-1994) | French Market Day, c. 1960's Oil on Canvas Signed: Signed ‘Paul Flaubert’ (lower left). Dimensions: Framed: 41 × 48.5 cm | 16.1 × 19.1 in Artwork: 27 × 35 cm | 10.6 × 13.8 in Provenance: Acquired in France. Private Collection, Spain. Condition: Oil on canvas, unlined, on its original stretcher. The paint layer is stable and clean, with no losses observed; light surface dust. Presented in a gilt moulded frame with minor wear. Please contact us to request a detailed Condition Report. Conditions of Sale: All lots are sold as is, in the condition described. The condition summary is given as a courtesy; a full condition report is available on request before the sale. Attributions are governed by our Terms and Conditions. All enquiries must be made before bidding; no further information can be provided after the sale. By placing a bid you confirm that you have read and accept our Terms and Conditions in full, as set out in the terms of this sale. Shipping: Aurora & Athena coordinates professional, insured shipping for every purchase through vetted logistics partners: packing, transport, insurance and the export paperwork are arranged on the buyer's behalf and charged at the provider's cost. Buyers are equally welcome to collect in Barcelona or to appoint a carrier of their own. Lots are released once the total purchase price has been received. For shipments outside the EU an export licence may be required and Spanish export duties may apply to certain higher-value works; these are the buyer's responsibility. No export tax applies within the EU. Full shipping and export information is available on request. -- A crowded market under grey awnings: in the foreground a young woman in a white blouse and blue skirt walks towards us with a bundle in her hand and a smile on her face, a mother sits with her baby on a chair behind her, and the stalls, shoppers and a man in a bowler hat dissolve into a mosaic of small touches of red, green and ochre against the tall houses of the square. The picture is a small, lively example of Paul Flaubert’s figure subjects, where the pointillist touch he used for his harbours and Seine views turns the crowd of a market into a shimmer of colour. Flaubert (1928–1994) kept the neo-Impressionist manner alive through the second half of the century, and markets and fairs were among his favourite animated scenes.