Night Fair at Saint-Pol-de-Léon | Ferdinand du Puigaudeau | 1898

Ferdinand du Puigaudeau’s Night Fair at Saint-Pol-de-Léon (1894–1898) captures a Breton fair through the shifting effects of artificial light. Children gather in the foreground, while stalls and fairground attractions recede into an evening sky. The eye moves between several illuminated areas rather than a single central light source, giving the composition a gentle rhythm of brightness, colour and shadow. Warm accents around the attractions contrast with the cooler atmosphere of the approaching night.

Although the scene conveys the immediacy of a passing moment, Puigaudeau developed its arrangement through extensive preparatory work, including photographs, sketches and drawings. That careful construction gives the crowd and attractions a coherent pictorial structure beneath their lively surface. His particular interest lies in the way lamplight transforms familiar surroundings: the fair becomes an intimate nocturnal spectacle, balancing the pleasures of communal life with the strangeness of a landscape seen after dusk.

Frame:

Created from high-quality wood, milled with simple clean lines and presented with a satin finish. Includes an snow-white mount that will not discolour or fade with age.

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Print: 

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• Simple, elegant design
• Premium, fine art paper with a gently textured surface
• Handmade by specialist picture framers
• FSC certified snow-white mat / window mount
• Delivered ready for hanging

Sizes:

14 x 11 Inches = 35.6 cm x 27.9 cm

20 x 16 Inches = 50.8 cm x 40.6 cm