{"product_id":"early-20th-c-french-school-impressionist-signed-oil-on-board","title":"Early 20th C French School Impressionist Signed Oil On Board","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early 20th century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool:\u003c\/strong\u003e French School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Impressionist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, artist currently unidentified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn atmospheric \u003cstrong\u003eearly 20th-century French School oil painting\u003c\/strong\u003e, rendered with the loose brushwork and sensitivity to light associated with the Impressionist tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePainted during a period when the influence of French Impressionism had moved well beyond the original Impressionist circle, the work reflects the continuing fascination among French artists with \u003cstrong\u003eplein-air painting, changing light and the atmosphere of the everyday landscape\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe smaller scale and oil-on-board format are particularly characteristic of paintings intended to capture a scene quickly and directly, allowing the artist to work with an immediacy that is still visible in the brushwork today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned by the artist\u003c\/strong\u003e, although the signature has not yet been conclusively identified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully approachable piece of antique French art, with the quiet color, texture and imperfect painterly quality that make early 20th-century French landscapes so appealing to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Elizabeth Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67612046491921,"sku":null,"price":362.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/4316\/1105\/files\/FrenchPleinAir.jpg?v=1790869526","url":"https:\/\/the-elizabeth-estate.myshopify.com\/products\/early-20th-c-french-school-impressionist-signed-oil-on-board","provider":"The Elizabeth Estate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}