André Bourrié Painting: "landscape Of Brittany: A Village On The Water's Edge In The Vendée" Synthetic Seascape

André Bourrié – Brittany Landscape, Coastal Hamlet – Signed oil on canvas

A Brittany landscape depicting a hamlet with white houses and dark roofs, situated on the edge of a body of water or a marshy area.

André Bourrié constructs this vertical composition around a low horizon line. The sky occupies a large portion of the canvas and reinforces the impression of space. In the center, the white houses with slate roofs stand out against a curtain of dark trees. Their compact architecture, sloping gables, diffused light, and damp atmosphere suggest a village in Brittany or along the Atlantic coast.

The foreground is enlivened by reflections and textural variations in a range of blues, grays, mauves, beiges, and greens. The forms are simplified without obscuring the landscape’s character. The fragmented brushwork, impasto, and subtle color variations bring the canvas’s surface to life.

The work is believed to depict a Breton location based on its architectural elements and overall atmosphere. Since no place name is visible on the back, the exact site remains to be identified.

André Bourrié, born in Montpellier in 1936 and died in Marseille in 2017, was a painter, ceramicist, and recipient of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France award. He was named Official Painter of the Navy in 1983.

His work focuses on French landscapes, villages, ports, and coastlines. His compositions combine rigorous composition, a divided brushstroke, and a constant exploration of light and reflections. He painted Mediterranean landscapes as well as the coasts of western France and the Vendée.

Artist: André Bourrié
Subject: Breton landscape, coastal hamlet, and body of water
School and origin: French school, Atlantic coast
Period: second half of the 20th century
Technique: oil on canvas
Support: canvas mounted on a stretcher
Signature: signed “A. Bourrié” lower left
Total dimensions with frame: 70 × 60 cm – 27.6 × 23.6 in
Canvas size: standard French size visible on the back, approximately 12F, or 61 × 50 cm