Early 20th-Century French School Park Scene With Statue

Early 20th-Century French School Park Scene With StatueA beautiful impressionist park scene dating to the early 20th century. The park is alive with the rich hues of late Summer as several mature trees cast long shadows onto thick grass. A shaft of light illuminates a solitary statue as the sky turns a brilliant orange. The artist has been inspired by the great French impressionists who were well loved when this painting was created. In 1900, Monet had begun his Water Lillies series, which consisted of

Some light scuffing around the edges and a slight bow to the board

A worn path leads past and winds its way under several tall trees as the clouds cast their reflection onto the water below

Niels Frederik Schiøttz-Jensen (1855-1941)

A beautiful mid-19th-century portrait depicting a lady with her arm resting on a table with a bouquet

Size including frame 23½” x 23” / 60cm x 59cm

A beautiful late 18th-century portrait of a fashionable Rococo lady wearing flowers in her hair

One of his portraits

Paul-Antoine Hallez was highly regarded during his lifetime and trained under Pharaon de Winter (1849-1924) and the brilliant portraitist Léon Bonnat (1833-1922)

20½” x 16½” / 52cm x 42cm

In addition to their decorative appeal

Carsten Henrichsen (1824-1897) has captured the wind-swept scenery perfectly and the whole composition seems to be leaning left

Robert Panitzsch (1879-1949)