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28 | Pierre COUCHAUX

Pêcheurs à Honfleur
Acrylique sur toile - 100 x 100

Pierre COUCHAUX, an interior architect passionate revitalized through his careful analysis of dark and
about painting, has conserved his builder’s enthu- unusual effects in sky and water. This is because
siasm for beautiful structures and stylishly masters Pierre COUCHAUX has learnt to innovatively convey
very exact perspectives that are full of realism and these immaculate villages that are erected against
clarity. His work is superb, original, and steeped a background of troubled sky or protected by a thick
in a fascination for reflections and atmospheres cluster of trees. But it is especially in his seascapes
that are always captivating and generous. With that his sensitivity and keen judgment regarding at-
Pierre COUCHAUX, the seasons are differentiated mospheres can be seen. The high pictorial quality of
by adjustments in the light surrounding the invigo- this artist in tune with nature stems from an almost
rating constructions. There is magic in the struc- miraculous sense for colours and shades. These are
tures of his edifices in winter, and majestic power in turn enhanced with light, poetry, and a reassuring
in his ever so simple motifs that are nevertheless and serene charm in skillfully-balanced compositions.

André RUELLAN, art critic