Jean Terles Scratched Cardboard Drawing Of The Quays Under The Art Bridge Paris Eiffel Tower Animated

Beautiful composition, ink on scratchboard, signed by the painter Jean Terles, represents a lively scene full of movement under a Parisian bridge, around 1930. We observe the animated Seine, or silhouettes stroll on the metal structure overlooking the river. On the quays, characters enjoy a moment of relaxation: some are sitting on the edge, others lying down, savoring the sweetness of an afternoon.

The black and white drawing, incisive and contrasted, accentuates the graphic strength of the whole. Beautiful composition which gives off an atmosphere both urban and poetic, testifying to a time when the banks of Paris were already a popular and warm meeting place. In the distance, the Eiffel Tower dominates the background of this picturesque composition of the Pont des Arts.