This work depicts an iconic view of Saint-Tropez, recognizable by its colourful bell tower rising above the village rooftops. Through a composition structured by powerful black lines and bold areas of colour, Bernard Buffet captures the luminous atmosphere of the Mediterranean harbour. The sailboats, façades and red-tiled roofs are arranged according to his distinctive graphic language, both simplified and expressive, in which line becomes the essential element of the composition. Saint-Tropez is a recurring subject in Buffet’s work, as he regularly stayed there and created numerous representations of the village throughout his career. His vision of Saint-Tropez is less a picturesque depiction than a deeply personal interpretation: an architecture reduced to its essential forms, almost theatrical in its treatment, where sharp black contours reveal the full expressive power of his style.