Guy Ribes 1973 Watercolor Painting
Item Details
A 1973 watercolor painting on paper of a landscape by listed artist Guy Ribes (b. 1948). This Impressionist style painting is composed of pooled pigment reinforced by dry-brushed, spattered and thin brush strokes to depict a grassy bank with trees overlooking a calm body of water. To the lower right corner is a dated signature. The painting is presented under glass beneath a linen mat in a gold tone wooden frame with hanging wire to the verso.
Guy Ribes is a former master art forger who played Renoir painting on a canvas in Gilles Bourdos’ 2013 film Renoir. The artist was also hired to produce re-creations of Renoirs paintings that were featured in the film. He is known for his compositions painted in various modern art styles including impressionism, post-impressionism, fauvism, and cubism.
Condition
- minor warping to paper, surface wear to frame; large chip to lower rail of frame; finish loss to frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame; visible image measures 12"W x 17.75"H.
Item #
18DCC128-047
