The art of travelling through time

No. 05 Riva Arrival The Riva collection Giclée on fine-art cotton

1905 is not a date. It is a state of mind.

The moment when the automobile was a promise, the Riviera a destination, and elegance a way of life.

Every work revives that world with the hand of a contemporary illustrator: flat colour, confident lines and a Mediterranean light that never fades.

The making

From the first line to your wall

Formentor Passage: a sailboat with cream sails passes beneath the cliffs and the lighthouse of Formentor on a deep blue sea.
Specimen of the certificate of authenticity for Formentor Passage, with the edition number, date and signature left blank.
  1. Formentor Passage drawn in ink on cream paper, before any colour.

    The drawing

    Every work begins as a drawing, composed in the 1905 house style.

  2. Formentor Passage with its lighter colours in place and the deep blues still to come.

    Twelve pigment inks

    Flat colour in twelve pigment inks, with colour permanence of over a century.

  3. Detail of Formentor Passage: the cream sails and the gold stripe of the mast.

    Cotton paper, 320 gsm

    Giclée on fine-art cotton. Up close, the paper keeps its grain.

  4. Formentor Passage: a sailboat with cream sails passes beneath the cliffs and the lighthouse of Formentor on a deep blue sea. Specimen of the certificate of authenticity for Formentor Passage, with the edition number, date and signature left blank.

    Framed, signed, certified

    Numbered and hand-signed, framed by hand, and delivered with its certificate of authenticity.

    Formentor Passage 2.000 € View the work

  • Giclée on fine-art cotton
  • Colour permanence of over a century
  • Insured worldwide shipping

Walk through the rooms

Each collection hangs in a room of its own, on a wall the colour of its works.

  1. Vespa by the Sea: The harbour lane

    Room II: Riviera

    The coast at dawn, in lavender blue and coral.

    5 works

    Enter the room: Riviera
  2. Bugatti: The promenade bend

    Room III: Velocità

    Chrome, the racing car and the legend of the Grands Prix.

    4 works

    Enter the room: Velocità
  3. Aboard: Out to open sea

    Room IV: Évasion

    The sea, the snow and the joy of the getaway.

    5 works

    Enter the room: Évasion
  4. Marina Morning

    Room VI: Riva

    Varnished launches, quiet jetties and the light on the water.

    10 works

    Enter the room: Riva
  5. Elegancia Nocturna: A Glimmer of Midnight Glamour

    Room VIII: Noches de Coral

    Twilight on the Riviera, in coral and amber.

    6 works

    Enter the room: Noches de Coral
  6. Alpine Nocturne Express: Red Trail Through Snowy Peaks

    Room XII: Nuits Alpines

    Snow, starlight and the night train through the Alps.

    5 works

    Enter the room: Nuits Alpines

Commission your own painting

Tell us your idea. The atelier composes it in the 1905 house style, and if it joins a collection, you earn 20% of every sale.

The idea

a moonlit jazz terrace over the bay

Riviera Moonlit Jazz: Community commission

Riviera Moonlit Jazz Community collection

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