Mer D'huile A Concarneau
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About Reproduction
Bring the timeless beauty of Alfred Guillou's Mer D'huile A Concarneau into your home with a handmade oil painting reproduction. Carefully recreated on canvas by skilled artists using traditional techniques, this piece captures the delicate brushwork, subtle light, and vibrant color of the original masterpiece. With museum-level quality and rich texture, it brings elegance and artistic depth to any space. Enjoy free shipping and make this masterpiece a part of your personal collection.
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Original Description
Alfred Guillou's Mer d'huile à Concarneau (1887) captures the serene beauty of Brittany's coastal light with remarkable luminosity. A masterful example of 19th-century naturalist painting, the work depicts Concarneau's harbor at dawn, where glassy waters ("mer d'huile" or "oil sea") perfectly mirror sailboats and quayside buildings. Guillou, a prominent figure in the Concarneau artists' colony, employs delicate impasto to render the pearlescent sky and aquatic reflections, bridging academic precision with emerging plein-air spontaneity. This painting holds significance as part of the Breton pictorial revival that influenced later post-impressionists like Émile Bernard. The composition's tranquility—achieved through horizontal bands of sea and sky intersected by vertical masts—reflects the late 19th-century European fascination with maritime atmospherics and regional identity.
For interior settings, this painting brings coastal sophistication to spaces measuring at least 12 sqm to appreciate its subtle details (original dimensions approximately 65x81cm). Ideal for studies or sitting rooms with French country décor, pair it with weathered oak furnishings and matte brass accents. The dominant silver-blue palette harmonizes with Farrow & Ball's "Parma Gray" walls or sandy neutrals like "Jute." In contemporary offices, display modern framed replicas against dark teal feature walls—the warm peach tones in the dawn sky will create vibrant contrast. For smaller spaces, focus on compositional fragments (like the central boat cluster) printed on ceramic wall panels. Always position with indirect daylight to echo Guillou's luminosity, avoiding competing artworks within 1.5m radius to maintain its meditative quality.
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Lead Time & Shipping
When you order this oil painting replica, it typically takes 2-3 weeks to paint. If the artwork is more complex, it might need a little more time to ensure the best quality. Once it's ready, we'll send you a photo for your approval. After you give the green light, we'll ship it to you for free.
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Return & Refund
We believe in the quality of our hand-painted oil painting reproductions, and your satisfaction is our priority. If for any reason, you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, we offer a 45-day return policy. You can return your artwork within 45 days of receipt and receive a full refund. Please note that the artwork must be returned in the original packaging and in the same condition as it was received.
