Jean Chardar – Seaside Landscape In Martinique

Jean CHARDAR – Seaside Landscape in Martinique

Oil on panel, signed on the back

A superb and expressive oil painting on panel depicting a typical coastal landscape of the West Indies (Martinique).

The composition offers a lively and very luminous view: in the foreground, slender coconut palms tower over the beach lined with traditional Creole huts. In the background, the turquoise sea opens onto a mountainous horizon beneath a richly textured sky dotted with billowing clouds.

The artist employs a rich and dynamic brushstroke, playing beautifully with the tropical light and the contrasts in the vegetation.

• On the reverse: Bearing the original handwritten annotation: “Jean Chardar—Martinique, where he practiced”.

• A sketch or color palette is visible on the back of the panel.

• Period / Date: 20th century

• Technique: Oil on panel

• Artist: Jean CHARDAR (French school / Orientalist & colonial)

• Support / Frame: Presented in its molded wooden frame with Marie-Louise canvas backing.

• Condition: Very good overall condition. Beautifully fresh colors.

Dealer’s Note: Jean Chardar’s works depicting his stay and time in the Caribbean (Martinique) are particularly sought after by collectors of colonial art and travel paintings.

Dimensions without frame: 55 cm / 46 cm. With frame: 77 cm / 68 cm.

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