early 20th century.

Original watercolor over pencil drawing signed by Georges Ricard-Cordingly. With a sketch on the back. 11x13cm. -- in good condition. || Original watercolors by Georges Ricard-Cordingly. || Original watercolor over pencil drawing by Georges Ricard-Cordingly. With a sketch on the back. -- well preserved. Georges Ricard-Cordingley (1873-1939) was a French painter born in Lyon. Around the year 1887, he takes up drawing, under the direction of Jean-Charles Cazin, a landscape painter from Pas-de-Calais. From 1888 to 1889 he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon. In 1890, Ricard-Cordingley moved to Paris and studied at the Academie Julian under Benjamin Constant, Louis Martinet and Jules Lefebvre. From 1892 to 1896, he embarks on three expeditions in the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean, producing numerous studies of sea scenery, as well as images of the port and portraits of the fishermen. This is his first encounter with a subject that would follow him throughout his artistic career: the sea, the ocean and their scenery. In 1909 he opened his first studio in Boulogne-sur-Mer, while also working from London and Paris, painting portraits and seascapes. He travels and exhibits in Australia from 1909 to 1910. After the First World War, he moved to Cannes. He continues to travel a lot, to Normandy, Brittany, the Mediterranean Sea, Basque Country, lake regions in Switzerland, Italy and France, then again to the North Sea. He travels to North Africa from 1931 to 1934 and exhibits in Morocco in 1934. He continued to travel to Spain and Portugal, finally settling in Cannes where he died from a stroke in 1939. Georges Ricard-Cordingley (1873-1939) was a French painter born in Lyon. In 1887 he began drawing under the direction of Jean-Charles Cazin, a landscape painter from Pas-de-Calais. From 1888 to 1889, he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon. In 1890, Ricard-Cordingley moved to Paris and studied at the Julian Academy under Benjamin Constant, Louis Martinet and Jules Lefebvre. From 1892 to 1896 he embarked on three expeditions to the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, producing numerous studies of marine landscapes as well as images of ports and portraits of fishermen. It is his first encounter with a subject that follows him throughout his artistic career: the sea, the ocean and their landscapes. In 1909, he opened his first studio in Boulogne-sur-Mer, working entirely since London and Paris, painting of portraits and marines. The trip and exhibition in Australia from 1909 to 1910. After the World War I premiere, he is set in Cannes. He continues his wonderful travels to Normandy, Brittany, the Mediterranean, the Basque Country, the lake regions of Switzerland, Italy and France, and now to the Northern Sea. The trip to Northern Africa from 1931 to 1934 and exposure in Morocco in 1934. He continued traveling through Spain and Portugal until finally landing in Cannes where he died of a cerebral vascular accident in 1939. ||

Order number: 255894