Camille Martin

M. Dieudonné
Private Collection, Nancy
Acquired from the above in 2014

The artist's canvas has been strip-lined only along the tacking edges. On the reverse of the canvas there is a stain visible along the lower edge probably relating to previous exposure to water, and two small areas with adhesive corresponding to minor repairs. Ultra-violet light reveals notably intermittent scattered strokes of retouching parallel to the lower edge of the composition including above and below the signature, and numerous clustered tiny spots which appear mostly to be cosmetic retouching. This work is in good overall condition and ready to hang. Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
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This seascape is one of two known marine paintings by the artist best remembered for his association with the Ecole de Nancy. A second smaller, comparable composition titled Voiles en Mer, in the Musée des Beaux Arts, Nancy, shares the present viewpoint (fig. 1).

Fig. 1: Camille Martin, Voiles en Mer, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy