Bisquine Cancalaise 1929

Jules Lefranc made this painting of a Bisquine Cancalaise with oil. I love the way the painter has gone about rendering the sails – they look like they are almost folding in on themselves as they gather the wind. Look at the texture of the paint on the hull of the boat, it's thick and really describes the form and volume of the boat, but then compare this to the sea and the sky which are painted with much thinner washes of color. I like the way the painter has used dark blues and greens to create a sense of depth and movement in the water. There’s something so immediate and intuitive about the painting of this boat. It reminds me of the work of someone like Marsden Hartley, another painter who found inspiration in the sea. Art is always about embracing a conversation between your own work and that of others.