Le Marché à Martigues Mid-20th Century
Le Marché à Martigues Mid-20th Century
André Roubaud
oil on canvas
Art measures 24 x 20 inches
Frame measures 31 x 27 inches
Signed lower right
#005443
A strong Post-Impressionist oil on canvas painting by André Roubaud depicting the Market in Martigues in France, executed in wonderful colors and gestural brush strokes. With magnificent details, this painting is a wonderful example of Roubaud’s work, showing vigor, enthusiasm, and a personality all of its own, achieving this look through the use of vivid colors and thick texture. Roubaud is quick to capture his excitement onto the canvas with the use of vibrant colors like bright yellow, green, red and blue. Drawing the viewer’s eyes into the hues on this piece which exudes an expressive use of shape and form of an everyday market scene depicting the fruits and vegetables, flowers, the catch of the day, and the fresh produce filled with delighted visitors going about their morning. Also with the use of a palette knife, Roubaud is able to move the thick paint around his canvas, therefore creating a strong texture, giving the painting such a depth, that as a viewer, it would feel as if you can almost walk into the scene portrayed. The piece is signed by the artist lower right and titled on verso, it comes housed in a decorated giltwood frame with linen liner and hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed.
