Baptiste Corbin (1943) - Le jardin bleu

Pictura Subastas presents this magnificent artwork by Baptiste Corbin, depicting a blue-water pond surrounded by vegetation and covered with blooming water lilies, softly illuminated from a distance. The painting stands out for its excellent technique and the high pictorial quality it conveys. • Dimensions: 46x36x1 cm. • Oil on paper, hand-signed by the artist in the lower-left corner, Corbin. • The piece is in good condition. The work comes from an exclusive private collection in Girona. Important note: the photographs included form an integral part of the lot description. The painting will be professionally packed by an IVEX expert (https://www.instagram.com/ivex.online/), using high-quality materials to ensure its protection. The shipping price covers both the cost of professional packaging and the transport itself. Shipping will be carried out by Correos, GLS or NACEX with tracking. International shipping available. This painting presents a pond of great visual depth, surrounded by abundant vegetation and partially covered by blooming water lilies. The composition guides the viewer’s gaze from the blue waters in the foreground to a bright area in the distance, where the landscape seems to fade among reflections, trees and a delicately hazy atmosphere. The scene conveys an immediate sense of calm and turns the natural space into a quiet, intimate, and almost imaginary refuge. Water occupies the majority of the composition and becomes the true axis of the landscape. In the lower area it is dominated by a deep, intense blue, upon which black, violet, green and turquoise nuances are discernible. As the gaze moves toward the background, the color becomes lighter and brighter, creating a transition that enhances the sense of distance and makes the pond seem to extend far beyond the edges of the frame. On the right side a broad cluster of floating leaves concentrates, moving from the foreground toward the depth. Their rounded shapes overlap to form a natural shoreline of light greens, soft yellows, ochres and deep shadows. This succession of water lilies creates an ascending visual path that accompanies the viewer into the scene and balances the expansive blue surface on the left. Among the leaves appear numerous aquatic flowers in pink, white and reddish tones. Some are fully open, while others barely protrude from the vegetation. The nearest flowers possess a particularly delicate and luminous presence, standing out against the darker areas of the water. Their irregular distribution adds naturalness to the landscape and creates small points of interest that invite careful observation of every part of the composition. In the lower right, several larger flowers visually approach the viewer. Their petals, pale pink and whitish, contrast with the intensity of the blue and the greens of the leaves. This group acts as an entry to the painting and provides a sense of proximity, as if the observer were sitting on the shore, looking at the pond from very close distance. The surrounding vegetation is especially dense along the sides. On the left, a dark mass of greens, blues and violets frames the scene and creates a shaded area. On the right, the trees descend toward the water with long vertical forms, suggesting hanging branches that seem to brush the surface. These dark margins visually protect the bright center and emphasize the place’s intimacy. The central rear area is bathed in a soft clarity formed by pale yellows, luminous greens, whites and delicate pinkish hues. This zone appears to receive light from the sky and becomes the focal point toward which the whole composition leads. The luminosity reflects on the water and creates the sensation of an opening among the trees, as if beyond the pond there was an even wider garden. Reflections play a fundamental role in the landscape’s atmosphere. The shapes of the trees and vegetation extend over the water as vertical blotches that blend with the deep blues. The boundary between what lies on the surface and what appears reflected is deliberately subtle, giving the landscape a dreamy and enveloping quality. The chromatic range combines the cool colors of the water with the warm and luminous tones of the background. The intense blue conveys depth, silence and freshness, while the pale yellows and light greens bring hope and serenity. The small pink accents of the flowers introduce a note of delicacy and balance the strength of the dark areas, creating a harmonious and nuanced composition. The absence of human figures reinforces the sense of peace and isolation. The pond seems to remain intact, inhabited only by vegetation and light. The scene invites the imagination of the murmur of water, the slow movement of leaves, and the silence of a protected garden. It also evokes a deep contemplative feeling, as if time had paused on the pond’s surface. Overall, this painting represents a courtyard garden full of serenity, where blue waters, reflections of trees and blooming water lilies unite in perfect harmony. The pond’s depth, the brightness of the background and the delicacy of the flowers create an intimate and evocative atmosphere. It is a work that celebrates the silent beauty of nature and conveys a deep sense of calm, balance and connection with the landscape.

Estimation:€450

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