La Gorge vintage drawing There is a restoration mark

There is a restoration mark on the back

8" / 15cm x 20

The details of the ships and characters are worked with precision and realism

While the brushstrokes have an animated feel

demonstrating two scenes in one: The flowers picked in the basket

La Gorge vintage drawing There is a restoration mark19th century French school oil on wood panel. The work is smooth to the touch. A peaceful, quintessentially 19th century antique French landscape painting of a river valley. The canyons are high and dark against a light summer sky. A small boat rests on the shore in the foreground, on what appears to be a sandy shore. The play of light and the idyllic perspective harken back to the romantic period, while the palette's quest for authenticity aligns