Marseille, entrée du Vieux-Port (2011) Painting by Jacques Peyrelevade

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  • Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Oil on Canvas
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Ah, le Vieux-Port de Marseille, un lieu chargé d’histoires et de légendes. L’une des anecdotes les plus célèbres est celle de la sardine qui aurait bouché le port. Cette expression populaire française, qui remonte au XVIIIe siècle, est souvent utilisée pour décrire une situation exagérée ou une fable. Mais saviez vous que cette phrase trouve son origine [...]
Ah, le Vieux-Port de Marseille, un lieu chargé d’histoires et de légendes. L’une des anecdotes les plus célèbres est celle de la sardine qui aurait bouché le port. Cette expression populaire française, qui remonte au XVIIIe siècle, est souvent utilisée pour décrire une situation exagérée ou une fable. Mais saviez vous que cette phrase trouve son origine dans un événement réel ?
En 1779, un navire nommé le Sartine, en référence au secrétaire d’État de la Marine sous Louis XVI, Antoine de Sartine, fut envoyé pour un échange de prisonniers avec l’Angleterre. Après une longue navigation, le navire, naviguant sous pavillon anglais pour éviter les attaques, fut intercepté par erreur par un navire britannique qui ouvrit le feu, tuant le capitaine et deux membres d’équipage. Malgré les explications, le Sartine fut endommagé et, à l’entrée du Vieux-Port, il fit naufrage sur des rochers, bloquant ainsi l’accès au port.
Cette histoire a donné naissance à l’expression “C’est la sardine qui a bouché le port de Marseille”, reflétant l’humour et le sens de l’exagération attribués aux Marseillais. Un récit qui a traversé les siècles et qui continue de faire sourire lorsqu’on évoque le Vieux-Port et ses péripéties historiques.
A noter que le célèbre peintre provençal Jean Baptiste Olive a peint cette anecdote en plaçant une grosse sardine entre les deux forts qui encadrent l'entrée du Vieux Port.

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Jacques Peyrelevade is a contemporary French expressionist painter known for his expertise in oil, pastel, ink, and charcoal. His artistic canvas spans the vibrant landscapes of Marseille, the Mediterranean, Provence, [...]

Jacques Peyrelevade is a contemporary French expressionist painter known for his expertise in oil, pastel, ink, and charcoal. His artistic canvas spans the vibrant landscapes of Marseille, the Mediterranean, Provence, and the East. Yet, in his creations, the ground serves merely as a backdrop, a support for the interplay of color and light, akin to a symphony of visual music. The palette knife emerges as his chosen technical instrument, orchestrating the dance of vivid hues across his canvases.

Born in Marseille, Peyrelevade's upbringing carried the echoes of his familial roots, hailing from a lineage of farmers in Corrèze and Dordogne. At the tender age of ten, he found himself among the last visitors to the prehistoric marvel of Lascaux, where he experienced his inaugural artistic epiphany, setting him on a path toward painting. It wasn't until retirement beckoned that Peyrelevade could wholly devote himself to his passion for art.

During his formative years, the young Peyrelevade found himself mesmerized by the luminosity emanating from Van Gogh's room at the Musée d'Orsay. Later, he delved into the extensive correspondence between Vincent and Theo, extracting invaluable insights into the nuances of color and line. While acknowledging the influence of esteemed artists such as Claude Monet and Nicolas de Staël, Peyrelevade attributes much of his artistic ethos to the Provençal school. Exhibitions featuring luminaries like Monticelli, Jean-Baptiste Olive, Marquet, Camoin, Verdilhan, Seyssaud, Ambrogiani, and Toncini left an indelible mark on his artistic sensibilities, shaping his distinctive expressionist style.

With each stroke of his brush, Jacques Peyrelevade breathes life into his canvases, capturing the essence of the world around him in a mesmerizing symphony of color and light, perpetuating the legacy of his artistic lineage while carving out a unique narrative of his own.

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