Emmanuel Bellinilarge French Post Impressionist Oil On Canvas, The Port Of Cannes At Crépuscule1950s
Cotignac, France
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Item details
Height
68.0 cm
Width
88.0 cm
Depth
4.25 cm
Wear conditions
Good
Wear conditions
Excellent
Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.
Good
May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.
Average
Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.
Apparent Wear and Tear
Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.
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Description
Large French Post Impressionist oil on canvas view of the Port of Cannes in the South of France by Moroccan Monegasque painter Emmanuel Bellini. The painting is signed bottom left and resigned, titled and with a large exhibition number to the rear of the canvas. Presented in carved wood and gilt frame.
Provenance: From a private French Collection.
A charming and atmospheric view of the Port of Cannes on the Mediterranean coast in the South of France at crépuscule. Two figures, bottom left, look at the small masted boats in the port. In the distance the towering buildings and citadel of the old town of Cannes dominate the scene with their stone walls and terracotta roofs. Bellini has cleverly used touches of red, the coat of one of the figures, the prow of a ship, café awnings on the harbour quay to move our eye about the painting and to give the whole composition a lift. The impasto technique used for the sky and the handling of the reflections in the harbour water also animate the whole painting. The whole scene is suffused with the warming yellow light of crépuscule as the sun is setting.
Emmanuel Bellini was born in Monaco. After schooling at the Brothers' school, he was a student in 1919 at the École de dessin du Rocher (since renamed the École supérieure d'arts plastiques de la ville de Monaco) where his teacher, Professor Colombo, taught him three dimensional drawing with charcoal and watercolour painting. He graduated in 1922 and then joined the firm of the architect Charles Dalmas, who would design the Palais de la Méditerranée in Nice, among other things. At the same time he created humorous and caricatured drawings, which he signed "Mène" (the nickname given to him at the time within his family), for the regional press. He established himself as an architect in Sainte-Maxime (Var) and then in Cannes in 1929. He later decided to return to painting encouraged in this by Cyril Constantin. In 1949, he exhibited in Cannes in the hall of the Grosso company. The painters Louis Pastour and Jean-Gabriel Domergue showered him with praise. His oils and numerous watercolours have intense colours whose tones have accents of Fauvism and Impressionism.
Bellini was inspired by many subjects during his fifty years career. His career in architecture gave him an understanding of buildings which were a frequent subject, as in our paintings, as well as horse and carriages, clowns, the circus, flowers, domes, Venice, Cannes, Paris, Nantes, Monaco, the French Revolution, Eugenio Lucas Velázquez, the dreamlike landscapes, and many others, many set in the Belle Époque.
For his 80th birthday, Prince Rainier of Monaco offered him an exhibition at the Sporting d'Hiver. It was an opportunity to present a series on the Circus, a shared passion of the painter and the Prince, as well as a variation on Velázquez.
His works are held in private and public collections worldwide.
Condition report:
Good. Some wear to the frame.
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Last updated: 24th March 2025
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