Alphonse Birck (1859-1942) Moret-sur-loing Cathedral - Watercolor

Watercolour on paper signed "Birck" lower right, depicting a view of Moret-sur-Loing (Seine-et-Marne, France): the Gothic church of Notre-Dame and the tower rising above the rooftops, the old arched bridge spanning the Loing, and the houses reflected in the tree-lined river. A luminous, delicate composition with the light palette characteristic of the artist.

Frame:50x60 cm
Work: 36,5x46 cm

Alphonse Birck (Metz, 1859 – Fontainebleau, 1942) was a French painter and watercolourist. Trained at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1877. Best known for his Orientalist scenes of Algeria, Egypt and Syria, he divided his life between Algiers and Fontainebleau — hence this local subject, Moret-sur-Loing lying just a few kilometres away. His works appear regularly at public auction.