The elemental beauty of this vibrant cityscape by French post-impressionist Gustave Loiseau is created with several components of his signature style. The blend of foliage and the coursing river of shows the predominance of the inhabitants of the French Brittany Coast for structuring their cities around the local waterways. At this coastal harbor entrance to the important port of Fécamp, halfway between Dieppe and Le Havre.

The impasto texture on this canvas is fascinating to explore. Rich with elements both architectural and human, especially the stretched promenade full of walking travelers along the waterway, Loiseau has chosen a nearly impossible to view high perspective over the city – from a hot-air balloon perhaps?- to look down on the alternating rooftops and challenge the heights of the swirling, ethereal clouds.

While he is first and foremost a French artist, Loiseau found international success during his lifetime, and continues to be popular with discriminating collectors of the best works from the Post-Impressionist era.