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Canal in Autumn (Gisors)
About the Artwork
This painting depicts a canal in Gisors, a commune in Normandy, about 40 miles northwest of Paris on the river Epte. Le Sidaner painted this work in a Divisionist technique of applying pure color in large, broken strokes, often separated by areas of white or gray. Unlike the Impressionists, Le Sidaner preferred a restrained palette of delicately nuanced tones that evoke a mood of quiet mystery. His views of old canals, typically portrayed in a crepuscular or nocturnal light, and completely absent of figures, allude to the passage of time and a timeless eternity that exceeds the human life span.
Inscriptions
Distinguishing marks on canvas face: signed with green painting in the lower left: "Le Sidaner"
Exhibition history
Stories from Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Henri Le Sidaner (French, 1862–1939)
- Date
- 1913
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 53.3 x 63.5 cm (21 x 25 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr.
- Accession no.
- 2011.73
Provenance
Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, France (inv. nr. 2141 and 9222, acquired from the artist) (Bonfoey Company, Cleveland, OH sold to Dr. Paul J. Vignos, Jr.) Dr. Paul J. Vignos, Jr., [1919-2010], Gates Mills, OH by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art 2011-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00009829
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