Jacques Pons (1936-2022) - Cypresses Landscape

SCENERY WITH CYPRESS AND HILLS

 Jacques Pons (1936–2022) — Oil on canvas, 1963

• Author: Jacques Pons (1936–2022)

• Chronology: 1963

• Technique: Oil on canvas

• Support: Canvas stretched over a wooden frame

• Dimensions of the artwork: 45 × 55 cm, height × width

• Overall dimensions: 49 × 59 cm, height × width

• Signature: Signed “Pons” in the bottom right corner

• Inscription: Date “1963” visible on the reverse

• Theme: Landscape of hills with cypresses and a grove

• Presentation: Gold wooden frame

• Condition: Overall acceptable condition. The work shows a textural execution, with broad impasto, pictorial relief, and irregularities typical of its technique. There are faint signs of aging and handling visible in the photographs.

• Observations: The attribution to Jacques Pons rests on the visible signature, the date inscribed on the reverse, and the stylistic coherence with his early landscape production. It is not accompanied by a certificate or independent expert report.

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IDENTIFICATION

 1.1. Signature, date and attribution

The work is cataloged as Jacques Pons, a French painter born in Avignon in 1936. The signature “Pons” clearly appears in the bottom right corner, while the reverse preserves the date of 1963, a circumstance especially relevant for situating the piece in an early phase of his career.

 1.2. A landscape of free construction

The painting presents a condensed view of a landscape of hills, groves, and cypresses. It does not aim at a concrete topographic description, but rather an interpretation built through color, volume, and brushwork rhythm.

ARTISTIC DESCRIPTION

 2.1. Trees and landscape architecture

The vertical cypresses on the right balance the more rounded mass of the trees in the foreground. Between the two zones appears a sequence of undulating hills and vegetation that guides the gaze toward the distance.

 2.2. Material and color

The palette combines olive greens, bluish-greys, purples, and light earth tones. The impasto defines the trees, the mountains, and the fields through broad, dense, very physical brushwork.

STYLE, SCHOOL AND CONTEXT

 3.1. Jacques Pons and the southern light

Jacques Pons developed a painting linked to the landscapes of southern France, with particular attention to color, luminous intensity, and the expressive simplification of natural elements. This 1963 work preserves a more sober and structured construction, but already anticipates that sensitivity to the chromatic force of the landscape.

 3.2. Between Fauvism and modern landscape

The painting sits within a modern figuration rooted in Post-Impressionism and Fauvism. The forms do not dissolve into realistic detail: trees, fields, and mountains become color masses, with an almost sculptural presence thanks to the handling of material.

CONDITION REPORT

 4.1. Paint surface

The work presents an overall acceptable state, with abundant pictorial texture, impasti, execution irregularities, and faint signs of aging visible in the photographs. It is recommended to carefully review all images, which are an essential part of the description.

 4.2. Support and frame

The canvas is stretched over a wooden frame. The frame shows scuffs, wear, and small signs of aging or handling consistent with its use.

GUARANTEE, TRANSPARENCY AND SHIPPING

 5.1. Responsible cataloging

The work is offered in accordance with the visible signature, date, material characteristics, and available references. The attribution to Jacques Pons is reasoned, but does not come with an authenticity certificate or independent expert opinion.

 5.2. Photographs and frame

Photographs, measurements, and description are an inseparable part of the cataloging. The frame is provided as a courtesy/gift only, without independent commercial valuation. No claims or complaints regarding its condition, age, fragility, faults, alterations, stability, or decorative suitability will be accepted, as these are visible and/or described in the photographs.

 5.3. Packaging and international transport

The gallery works with a professional packing company, custom protection and foam, as well as insured international shipping. Any surcharges for destinations outside Euro zones 1 and 2, islands, remote areas, high-rate destinations, non-EU destinations, or special logistical circumstances will be charged to the buyer.

CONTEMPLATION

 6.1. A landscape in silence

The composition conveys a sense of structured calm. The trees rise like almost human presences, while the hills roll beneath a clear and contained sky.

 6.2. Painting to look at up close

The wealth of the work lies not only in the landscape subject but in its surface: every impasto, line, and color transition reveals a painting made from matter and from a slow gaze over the n