Alfred MANESSIER (1911-1993) Le Port au clair matin ou Le Bout de l'estacade [du Crotoy], 1943 Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left. Titled on the back. 65 x 81 cm Provenance : Gaston Diehl Collection, acquired from the artist on June 27, 1945. By descent. Bibliography : Bernard Ceysson, Jean-Marie Lhôte, Christine Manessier,Manessier - Lumières du Nord, Tournai, Éditions La Renaissance du Livre, 2000, reproduced p. 40. We would like to thank Madame Christine Manessier for confirming the authenticity of this work and for the information she provided. This is a rare painting in which the artist, Alfred Manessier, represented himself.