Description
signed, dated and inscribed 'PAUL FEILER/GANDRIA/BLACK + LEMON/10556/OIL ON CANVAS' (to the reverse), oil on canvas
Dimensions
61cm x 40.5cm (24in x 16in)
Footnote
Exhibited:
Royal West of England Academy Exhibition, Bristol.
Note:
Situated on Lake Lugano, on the Italian border of Switzerland, Gandria is a small, picturesque fishing village which Feiler first visited in 1954. The chosen view of the lake through a shroud of trees was the subject of several works by Feiler in this period.
Whilst the title of the work is indicative of Feiler's inspiration in nature, he disregards particular topographical elements in favour of form. The resulting painting is a haunting and striking portrayal part-way towards abstraction, that foretells his move to full abstraction by the 1960s.