Artwork by Cécile Ganne, “Good Company”, Oil on Canvas 30 x 40 in.
This dynamic and joyful artwork by Cécile Ganne with a combination of blues, yellows, orange, and grays invites you to breakfast on a lazy Sunday morning. This piece hinges on the third apple, slightly offset from the focal point, a bowl of fruits. The geometric pattern of the tablecloth is reminiscent of French jacquard fabric. The ordinary objects, the cup and coffee pot, take on a life of their own in this décor strongly influenced by cubism.
A French contemporary landscape artist based in Boston, Massachusetts, Cécile Ganne grew up painting with my maternal grandmother in the Dordogne Valley of Southern France. Her ephemeral landscapes straddle the line of genre, incorporating and blending various influences, including poetic realism, expressionism, and abstraction. They usher the viewer into the intensity and imminence of the present moment: the “eternal present”, a dimension that encompasses both the moment of artistic creation while honoring the fleetingness of nature and life. She often paints during the dreamlike, “in-between” moments of the day: moments of waiting. Heavily inspired by Southern France and cubism, these vistas are enigmas to be solved and games to delight the mind: an invitation to join her in this quest for serenity that can exist alongside sensuous intensity.
Her work resides in private collections in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. An active member of the SoWa Artist Guild, she holds a Ph.D in French literature and several MAs in French and English literatures and culture with a minor in Art History from Boston University, La Sorbonne, and Université Toulouse le Mirail. Currently, she is a Lecturer at Wellesley College.
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