Les Maisons sur l’eau, Berneval ou le Canal – clair de lune (1903)

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Henri Le Sidaner's 1903 masterpiece, "Les Maisons sur l’eau, Berneval ou le Canal – clair de lune," invites viewers into a serene nocturnal landscape bathing in the glow of a gentle moonlight. In this enigmatic painting, Le Sidaner captures the calm waters of a canal reflecting a cluster of houses delicately lit by the soft luminescence of the moon.The artwork is a testament to Le Sidaner’s interest in capturing the quiet moments of everyday life infused with a sense of poetic mystery. The brushwork is soft and impressionistic, blending hues of earthy browns, murky greens, and shimmering golds to evoke the shimmering reflections on the water and the shadowy forms of vegetation and architecture. The interplay of light and dark creates a compelling contrast, emphasizing the glowing warmth of the houses against the cool, reflective surface of the canal.This painting exemplifies Le Sidaner’s unique ability to blend elements of Impressionism with his personal vision, creating scenes that feel both familiar and dreamlike.

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Henri Eugène Augustin Le Sidaner (7 August 1862 – 14 July 1939) who was a contemporary of the Post-impressionists, was an intimist painter known for his paintings of domestic interiors and quiet street scenes. His style contained elements of impressionism with the influences of Édouard Manet, Monet and of the Pointillists discernible in his work. Le Sidaner favoured a subdued use of colour, preferring nuanced greys and opals applied with uneven, dappled brushstrokes to create atmosphere and mysticism. A skilled nocturne painter, he travelled widely throughout France and Europe before settling at Gerberoy in the Picardy countryside from where he painted for over thirty years.

Le Sidaner's paintings and pastels were widely collected throughout his career. His seductive views of the gardens he created in the ruins of the medieval fortress at Gerberoy, with their recently vacated tables dappled in sunlight and overhung by roses, have cemented his reputation as a unique artist who does not fit easily into an art movement.