Armand Meffre (1929–2009) - Quai IV - Sète 2001

Armand Meffre (1929–2009) French actor and painter. Quai IV, Sète (2001) Sète is not simply a subject for Armand Meffre: it is a place deeply linked to his life and his work. The port of Sète constitutes one of the subjects most dear to Armand Meffre. Fascinated by its port world, its quays, its boats and its installations, he reinterprets their shapes and colors, transforming the real landscape into powerful geometric compositions, at the boundary of abstraction. In Quai IV, Sète (2001), Meffre blends figuration and abstraction: quays, boats and masts transform into a vibrant geometric composition where color builds space. This painting perfectly illustrates his most modern period, where the port of Sète becomes almost a cubist composition, deeply anchored in the Mediterranean universe that was so dear to him. Iconic actor of theater and cinema, Armand Meffre has acted under the direction of major filmmakers alongside Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort or Gérard Depardieu. Trained in painting with the master André Lhote, he developed a sensitive, luminous and deeply humane body of work. His canvases, imbued with tenderness and poetry, reveal a profoundly humane gaze, between restrained emotion and sincere simplicity. A complete artist, whose each painting tells a story and touches with its authenticity. Artist of great talent with significant sales results. He participates in major international art fairs in the United States, China and Europe. The works are widely present in galleries and private museums in Russia, Italy, USA, United Kingdom and China. Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist will be handed to the buyer. Fast and secure shipping worldwide: UPS, FedEx, DHL. Easy delivery in China. We have an office in Shanghai. *Photographs depicting the artwork in an interior are provided solely for illustration and staging purposes. The proportions and dimensions shown may differ from the actual dimensions of the painting.

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