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Sailboats gliding across still waters passed a stone walled town with towers flanking the port'…
Le port de la Rochelle
Sailboats gliding across still waters passed a stone walled town with towers flanking the port'…
Sailboats gliding across still waters passed a stone walled town with towers flanking the port's entrance.
Le port de la Rochelle, Gaston Balande, n.d., Oil on canvas, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © Estate of Gaston Balande.

Le port de la Rochelle

Artist (French, 1880 - 1971)
Dateby 1949
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 21 3/8 × 28 7/8 inches (54.3 × 73.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Merci Train of the Republic of France.
Object number1949.1
On View
On view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextBalande's painting of the port of La Rochelle shows the influence of Paul Cezanne in his exploration of the interrelationships of color, line and plane. These elements work together to create the depth and solidity that had been, since the Renaissance, formed by perspective and chiaroscuro (light and shade). Balande was curator of the Museum de La Rochelle and professor at the American Ecole des Beaux-Arts at Fontainebleau.
Subject MatterBay of Biscay, La Rochelle, France
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