Ref: 565
The Meuse at Dordrecht
Eugène Chigot
Ref: 565
The Meuse at Dordrecht
Eugène Chigot
1903
80.5 x 65.5 cm (31³/₄ x 25³/₄ inches)
Signed lower left Eugène Chigot 1903
80.5 x 65.5 cm (31³/₄ x 25³/₄ inches)
Signed lower left Eugène Chigot 1903
Provenance: Private collection: Lille, France, Photo Em. Crevaux, Paris
Literature: Antoine Descheemaeker-Colle, Eugène Chigot, June 2008, p. 124, fig. 124
Exhibition: Galerie Georges Petit, Paris du 1er au 20 avril 1905, no. 35
Description: Eugène Chigot, who was an avid traveller and painted numerous European ports, ships and coastlines, captured the Oude Maas in Dordrecht on canvas in this work. This lower course of the Waal and Maas rivers begins in the Dutch province of South Holland and, together with other waterways, forms the ‘Three Rivers Corner’ in the north of the city, which is considered one of the busiest waterways in the country.
With skilful brushstrokes, a nuanced choice of colours and a keen sense of composition, the French painter succeeded in capturing this view with its bustling activity on the water.
With skilful brushstrokes, a nuanced choice of colours and a keen sense of composition, the French painter succeeded in capturing this view with its bustling activity on the water.
The Meuse at Dordrecht