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'The Port of Hon Fleur' Henri Saada (1906-1976)
£6,800
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Description
A large Post Impressionist painting by Henri Saada (1906-1976) depicting the port of Hon Fleur. House in a Montparnasse frame. Oil on canvas. Signed to lower left with title and date to reverse.
Framed H 84cm W 111cm D 7cm Picture H 65cm W 92cm
Origin: French
Date: 1963
The Tunisian-born French artist Henri Saada (1906–1976) created a diverse body of mid-century artwork that blended North African imagery with European Modernism. Born in Tunisia on 12 May 1906, he drew deep inspiration from the distinct light and culture of the Mediterranean. His early portfolio features sensitive ink washes and drawings of local people, catching the eye of prominent intellectuals like the writer and sociologist Albert Memmi, who went on to write the preface for a major book about Saada's art.
After relocating to France, Saada established himself within the post-war European art community. His versatile career spanned oils, watercolours, and drawings, navigating between expressive figurative realism and structured, geometric abstraction. While his traditional work captured everyday coastal landscapes and still lifes, his 1950s and 1960s compositions leaned heavily into design-centric abstract art.
While Saada is not officially classified as a historical Post-Impressionist—since he belonged to a later generation of mid-20th-century artists—many of his figurative landscapes and local scenes heavily reflect a Post-Impressionist influence. Rather than strictly adhering to Impressionism's focus on realistic light, Saada adopted the Post-Impressionist preference for bolder colours, simplified forms, and expressive brushwork.
Item Number: 2109261
