Yves Decaudan - Mor Bihan

Tableau marin " Mor Bihan " - 2026
This painting represents a purified and contrasted Breton coastal landscape, signed Yves Decaudan at the bottom right.
A shore blending a light sandy beach with rocks in ochre and orange hues. Above, traditional Breton houses with gleaming white façades and deep blue slate roofs are aligned.
A sky of dark gray, almost ink-like, crossed by a fine whitish cloudy trail. This heavy, theatrical sky creates a striking contrast with the whiteness of the houses:
A body of water of intense, deep blue occupies the lower half of the composition. On the left, a dark rocky islet is topped by a red buoy or channel buoy, whose reflection stretches into the water. More toward the center, two small white and blue boats lie peacefully at anchor.
The work rests on bold flat areas and strong chromatic contrasts—the vibrant ultramarine blue, pure white, warm ochres, and slate gray.
The tension between the very dark stormy sky and the bright light clinging to the white façades injects a dramatic atmosphere, typical of the changing lights of the Breton coast.
Yves Decaudan’s work is part of a colorful figurative vein, heavily influenced by Fauvism and the Pont-Aven school, with a particular attachment to the moods and coastal scenes of Brittany.
His works regularly depict moments of calm, reading, or outdoor rêverie in a maritime or Mediterranean setting where time seems suspended.
The artist’s work is characterized by expressive and poetic figuration, driven by a keen sense of color and the synthesis of forms. The artist favors flat areas of pure, intense colors — such as this deep blue confronted with bright red — creating an immediate, luminous visual tension.
The silhouettes and elements of the decor are outlined and simplified, cutting to the essential without lingering on anatomical detail or strict realism, which brings his work closer to Fauvism or poster art. His subjects, often solitary and maritime, convey a sense of stillness, serenity, or dreamlike reverie suspended in time.
Through backgrounds worked with texture or speckled with light touches, he establishes a poetic depth rather than a geometric one.
Painting by Breton artist Yves Decaudan - 1954
Delivered with certificate of authenticity, directly from the studio
Paintings exhibited in numerous private collections in Europe, North America, Africa and Oceania,
Acrylic on canvas, cotton canvas, wooden frame, unframed, size 80 x 80 cm
Packed and secured in a special easel-friendly box.
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