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35 - Carl Frederick HILL (1849–1911), ‘The Cliffs at Luc-sur-Mer’…
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Estimate €50,000 - €70,000
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Carl Frederick HILL (1849–1911), ‘The Cliffs at Luc-sur-Mer’, 1876, oil on panel bearing the stamp of the Parisian art dealer Dubus on the reverse, signed lower right, 23.5 × 33 cm. * Trained in Stockholm and having settled in Paris from 1873 onwards, Carl Fredrik Hill (1849–1911) moved in Barbizon circles and drew inspiration from Corot. In 1876, his discovery of the second Impressionist exhibition revolutionised his style. His painting took on a freer brushstroke and a lighter palette. The following summer, in August 1876, he travelled to the Normandy coast and settled in Luc-sur-Mer. He painted the sea every day, he confided in a letter, before going for a swim at the end of each session. This short stay gave rise to a series of views of cliffs and the beach. His brushstrokes became broader and thicker, whilst the ochres, pinks and golden yellows of the cliffs contrasted with the blue-greens of the sea. Another painting, ‘Underground Cave with Figure, Luc-sur-Mer’ (1876), shares exactly the same palette and the same treatment of the paint. Our painting is very much in keeping with this Norman style, both in its composition and its lighting. On the blue surface of the sea, fine ripples betray a light breeze. This maritime period was to be short-lived. As early as January 1878, a serious crisis brought a premature end to Hill’s career as a landscape painter, at the age of twenty-eight, before his permanent return to Sweden. The French works from this brief decade are among the most sought-after of his output.
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Auction time 10/15/2026 at 2:00 PM
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