Accession Number
1964/2.35

Title
View of Collioure

Artist(s)
Victor Reinganum

Artist Nationality
British (modern)

Object Creation Date
1952

Medium & Support
gouache on paper

Dimensions
10 5/16 in x 14 7/16 in (26.19 cm x 36.67 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Florence L. Stol

Subject matter
Victor Reinganum was an artist and illustrator who worked primarily in London for the Radio Times. After studying as one of Fernand Léger's six private students, he returned to London where he became responsible for the aesthetic of the magazine. His work often lies somewhere between abstraction and surrealism. The dark palette and slighly ominous sense given by the tower of the Church of Our Lady of the Angels looming in the foreground of this illustration are characteristic qualities of Reinganum's work. 

Physical Description
This drawing shows a city climbing a hill along the bank of a river. The background is mostly grey, with faint washes of blue around the top and bottom edge to indicate sky and water. The blocky brown, pink, blue, grey, green, and yellow buildings have flat, black roofs and some windows are lit. Little black boats are lined up on the shoreline, and one is offshore flying the French flag. On the right, the tower of a church rises out of the water.

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Cityscapes
abstraction
buildings
church towers
cityscapes (representations)
illustrations (layout features)
modern and contemporary art
water
waterfronts