Yves Decaudan - Retour de pêche

Marine painting "Return from Fishing" - 2026
Imagine this painting in your interior.
This painting, titled "Return from Fishing", is a vibrant work that sits at the boundary between figuration and abstraction. It captures the essence of a Breton port or a quay with raw, colorful energy.
The subject is not treated realistically; it is fragmented into blocks of color. The bottom of the painting, representing the reflection in the water, answers the top with an almost cubist deconstruction.
The work belongs to a modern expressionist current with influences from Fauvism for arbitrary color and from Cubism for geometric structuring.
The title suggests the end of a day’s work, but the colors tell a story of life and perpetual movement.
We feel the bright light of a seaside afternoon, where reflections on the water become as tangible as the metal of the boat.
It is a joyful and structured work. The painter succeeds in transforming a classic subject of marine painting into a modern exploration of color and form. The boat becomes a pretext for an arrangement of colored shapes that perfectly capture the changing éclat of a fishing port.
Painting by Yves Decaudan - 1954
Acrylic on canvas (cotton), wooden frame, unframed, size 80 x 80 cm
Supplied with certificate of authenticity.
Shipped in a special painting carton.