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NameLe port
ProductionJean Le Moal; artist; circa 1954
Classificationoil paintings
Materialsoil paint, canvas
Materials Summaryoil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 318 (height), 540 (length)
Registration Number1954-0022-6
Credit linePurchased 1954 from the French Cultural Fund
Overview
In Le port, criss-crossing lines suggest the forms of boats. Le Moal was among a group of French artists known as lyrical abstractionists. They rejected the geometric abstraction popular before World War II in favour of a more impromptu approach. Here, Le Moal has created a punctuated rhythm across the canvas with spontaneous strokes of colour.