View of Gujo Hachiman No. 4

View of Gujo Hachiman No. 4 is an original oil painting by French artist Sebastien Coueffic, created on a Japanese shikishi art board.
 
In this work, Coueffic focuses on a street corner in Gujo Hachiman, where pale building surfaces meet darker architectural forms. The large light-colored facade on the left contrasts with the denser structure on the right, marked by a red awning, signs, windows, and strong shadowed areas. Above, a deep blue sky gives the composition a clear sense of light and atmosphere.
 
The painting belongs to Coueffic’s ongoing exploration of architecture, color, and everyday urban spaces. Rather than treating the town as a picturesque subject, he isolates its forms and tensions: flat walls, dark openings, signage, roofs, and street-level shadows. The result is direct, structured, and visually strong.
 
The Japanese shikishi art board gives the work a compact and concentrated format. Within this small scale, Coueffic transforms a fragment of Gujo Hachiman into a bold architectural image, balancing observation with painterly simplification.