La Vallée contemporary painting Antique oil painting: A large

Antique oil painting: A large scale and dynamic oil painting on hard carton

and what appear to be a few abstract figures in the foreground

The painterly brushstrokes emphasize the act of painting

We can see an adult and a child in this animated rural scene

Date: 1921

La Vallée contemporary painting Antique oil painting: A largeAn oil painting on hard carton, from the home and atelier of French artist Ccile Hertz Eyrolles (18751974). The reverse bears the artists atelier stamp. This loosely rendered landscape is painted in broad, expressive strokes and soft pastel tones. The rooftops of houses in the valley are suggested with just a single brush of red, yet the composition holds together with clarity and rhythm the scene becoming more recognizable when viewed at a distance.