Paul Mathey - Fishing Boat In Southern Finistère

Paul MATHEY Paris, 1844 – Paris, 1929 Fishing Boat near a Jetty in Southern Finistère Oil on wood panel 34 x 24 cm (42.5 x 35 cm with frame) Signed lower left "P. Mathey" Inscription on the back "By my father P. Mathey" Stamp of the expert at the Court of Appeal Very good condition Beautiful 19th-century giltwood frame Visible at the gallery The registration number on the boat shows "GV" indicating the port of Guilvinec in southern Finistère. A beautiful seascape by the great portrait painter Paul Mathey, who also knew how to paint beautiful portraits of boats! Certain details, treated in the Impressionist style, are very nicely rendered, such as the small tricolor flag at the top of the boat's mast, the lighthouse and the figures on the jetty, as well as the sailor and the interior of his boat. Paul Mathey was a French painter who worked and exhibited in Paris. A student of Léon Cogniet and Isidore Pils, he is best known for his portraits of celebrities of his time. Our painting comes directly from the artist's family.