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Bernard Labbe
French Woodland Path Figure Ink Sketch Landscape Drawing Bernard Labbe

20th Century

$441.60
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Title: French Woodland Path Figure Ink Sketch Landscape Drawing Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Medium: Ink and pencil on artists paper, unframed Size: 11.75 x 8.25 inches Stamped verso Condition: Good overall condition. Some light handling marks and minor surface smudging consistent with working studio sketches. Small marks to the lower margin. Presents well. Provenance: The artists atelier studio France (stamped verso) Description: A loose and expressive figurative landscape by Bernard Labbe, depicting a solitary figure walking along a shaded woodland path. Executed in a combination of ink and pencil, the composition is built through rapid, gestural mark-making. The overhanging trees are suggested through energetic, layered lines and soft tonal shading, creating a canopy that frames the central figure below. The path itself is rendered with minimal detail, allowing the figure to quietly anchor the scene. This work offers a more intimate and immediate insight into Labbe’s process, likely drawn en plein air or as part of a sketchbook study. The spontaneity of the line and the freedom of the composition contrast with his more structured architectural views, revealing a different side of his practice focused on movement, atmosphere, and observation. Bernard Labbe was based around Laval and L’Huisserie in the Mayenne region of the Pays de la Loire. He exhibited at the Société des Artistes Indépendants from 1951 and was later associated with the Centre de Liaison des Artistes in Paris. His work appeared in L’Annuaire National des Beaux-Arts from 1970, with exhibitions across Paris, Barcelona, Brussels, New York, and throughout France. Many works from this collection were originally bound within sketchbooks from the artist’s studio, often bearing the atelier stamp as seen here. These studies provide a direct and personal record of the artist’s daily observations and working method. A characterful and atmospheric piece, appealing to collectors of mid-century French works on paper, sketchbook studies, and expressive landscape drawings.
  • Creator:
    Bernard Labbe (French)
  • Creation Year:
    20th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Width: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
    Ink,Felt Pen
  • Movement & Style:
    Impressionist
  • Period:
    Mid-20th Century
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Cirencester, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU509317883932

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