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Bernard Labbe
French Town Rooftops Turrets Architectural Pencil Drawing

1982

$400.19
£290
€345.91
CA$555.32
A$565.32
CHF 325.56
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NOK 3,778.81
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About the Item

Title: French Town Rooftops Turrets Architectural Pencil Drawing Artist: Bernard Labbe, French mid 20th century Medium: Pencil on paper, unframed Size: 11.75 x 8.25 inches Signature: Unsigned to the front Stamped verso: Stamped verso with the artist’s atelier stamp Provenance: The artist’s atelier studio, France, stamped verso Condition: Good overall vintage condition. The card is well presented, with light handling marks, minor surface wear and some faint studio marks visible in the photographs. There is a related pencil sketch visible verso. The main drawing remains clear and attractive. Description: A charming mid 20th century pencil drawing by Bernard Labbe, depicting a view through a narrow French town street with rooftops, turrets, shutters and architectural façades. The composition captures the character of an old European town, with steep rooflines, rounded towers and tall buildings framing the view into the street beyond. The subject has strong decorative appeal and would suit collectors of French architectural drawings, townscape sketches and original mid century works on paper. The drawing is handled with a light, confident touch. Labbe uses quick pencil lines to suggest masonry, roof angles, windows, shutters and projecting balconies, giving the work an immediate and observational quality. The use of open white space allows the architecture to breathe, while the darker accents around the roofs and street edges create depth and structure. The result is a lively and atmospheric study of historic French architecture, full of the spontaneity of a sketch made directly from observation. Bernard Labbe was based around the Laval and L’Huisserie areas of Mayenne in the Pays de Loire. Many works from this collection bear his atelier stamp and were originally kept within the artist’s studio archive. Labbe exhibited with the Société des Artistes Indépendants from 1951 and was associated with the Centre de Liaison des Artistes Paris from 1982. He also appeared in L’Annuaire National des Beaux Arts from 1970, including French, German and American editions. His exhibitions included Paris, Barcelona, Brussels, New York, Deauville, Aix en Provence, Arles, Avignon and Marseille. This original drawing reflects Labbe’s interest in architecture, perspective and the everyday charm of French towns. Its combination of turrets, rooftops, shutters and narrow street perspective gives the piece a particularly evocative character. It would work beautifully framed as part of a group of French townscape drawings, architectural studies or travel sketches. Unframed and ready for sympathetic presentation, this is an attractive original French pencil drawing with strong appeal for collectors of Bernard Labbe, French architecture, townscape sketches and mid century works on paper.
  • Creator:
    Bernard Labbe (French)
  • Creation Year:
    1982
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Width: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
    Pencil
  • Movement & Style:
    Impressionist
  • Period:
    Mid-20th Century
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Cirencester, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU509318285232

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