Goerges Gobo (1876–1958) Hst, Signed “blue Sea In Douarnenez Bay,” Brittany

Oil on canvas, signed lower right, annotated and labeled on the back of the stretcher: “Blue Sea—Douarnenez Bay.”
Dimensions of the canvas: 46x33 cm. The blue in this work is particularly striking. 
Georges Gobo, a painter andengraver, developed a passion for drawing, painting, and engraving at an early age. Hemoved to Angers in 1900 and began exhibiting his first works there. Heexhibited in Paris as early as 1908 and from then on participated in regional and national art shows. He moved to Paris in 1911 and began exhibiting at major Parisian galleriessuch as Georges Petit, Bernheim Jeune, and Durand Ruel. He traveledabroad and painted canvases and sketches, which he then reproduced on copper. However,it was primarily in France that he found his artistic inspiration,particularly in Brittany, in Douarnenez, where he purchased a home.He received severalawards, notably gold medals for painting,engraving, and art books at the 1937 World’s Fair.