288. MAXIMILIEN LUCE (1858-1941). BOATS AT DUSK FRANCE, TURN OF THE 19TH - 20TH CENTURY

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live_auctionAUCTION OF RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN ART No. 15 · PART II
Auction begins: 03 May 2026 10:00
Estimate: 1500-2000 EUR
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MAXIMILIEN LUCE (1858-1941). BOATS AT DUSK FRANCE, TURN OF THE 19TH - 20TH CENTURY

A painterly work attributed to Maximilien Luce, executed in the characteristic manner of the artist’s late Impressionist phase with pronounced Neo-Impressionist elements. The composition is built upon a subtle interplay between the twilight sky and the reflective surface of the water, where the lights of the riverside architecture and the silhouettes of boats are fragmented into shimmering reflections. The color palette is based on a combination of cool blues and greens with warm yellow and orange accents, creating an effect of inner luminosity.

The divided, vibrating brushstroke, closely related to the Divisionist technique, produces optical color mixing and enhances the sensation of a flickering atmospheric environment. Vertical accents of masts and reflections establish a rhythmic structure, balancing the свободное, almost musical movement of color fields. The pictorial approach emphasizes not topographical precision, but the evocation of transitional states of nature and the mood of dusk, a theme central to Luce’s oeuvre. The work is presented in a gilt frame consistent with the period of its creation.

Dimensions: Approx. 59 x 46 cm
Material: Oil on canvas
Condition: Good. The paint layer is stable, without noticeable losses or deformations.
Provenance: Galerie Sauveur Bismuth, Paris, 2004

Condition: Good
Material: Canvas, oil
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Location: Gallery "Antiqon", Brivibas street 52, Riga, Latvia
Style: Impressionism
Country: France
Period: At the turn of 19th -20th century
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