Original artwork description:

This oil depicts the reflections of boats in water in Sanary sur mer harbour. I love the abstract effect given by these reflections, still exacerbated by the synthetic treatment in order to keep only the essential. I started working on the 'reflections in water' theme a few years ago by painting watercolours of boat reflections in Mediterranean harbours, mainly Sète and Sanary because you find there a lot of old fishing boats. I have painted altogether 12 of them, 4 of which are on sale on Artfinder..
This particular work was painted in my studio on a linen canvas. Watercolours made in-situ in Sanary sur mer were used as studies for this work. I painted it in successive glazes over a period of several months. In this painting there are between 6 to 14 very thin layers of paint, depending on the opacity of the pigment. This process gives a lot of depth and increases luminosity but it's very slow since a fortnight drying is required between each layer. In my paintings I always use extra fine pigments ensuring long conservation of the work (several centuries for an oil painting !).
This painting is ready to hang and sold with a certificate of authenticity and dispatched carefully packaged in a strong cardboard box and sent with a tracked courier, insured to the value of the artwork. (The photo with a frame is for reference only)

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