The Rose Garden

19th-century French School oil on canvas signed by C.Renard (19th century). The canvas has a little texture to the touch.

A still life with a otherworldly light illuminating potted flowers, which glow with a complexity and volume, demonstrating two scenes in one: The flowers picked in the basket, and those arranged in the background in a bouquet. Rake and shovel are partly in the dark, revealing a theatrical garden drama. Logical staging or metaphor for the human attempt to organize the beauty of nature?

• Overall size: 15.3" x 12.4" / 39cm x 31.5cm.
• Size without the frame: 12.5" x 9.4" /32.5cm x 24.5cm.
  
• Provenance: France. 
• Signed: C.Renard (19th century). 
• Date: Early 19th-century. 
• Condition: The canvas is in good condition despite some veins and a restoration patch on the back, visible on the central edge of the flower pot. The frame has several traces and impacts from age.
• Materials: Oil on canvas.
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