Normand Village

20th-century French School oil on wood panel signed Cyprien Le Vavasseur (1866-1924) in the lower right and dated 1909 with a Galerie de Marly stamp on the back. The work has a little texture to the touch.

View of a path before a village with varied brushstroke volumes and a varnished effect. The luminosity is lively and relies on an authentic but sparkling palette. The shadows and the gradients of color along the path and houses create real depth to the view.

About the artist: Cyprien Louis Pierre Edmond Le Vavasseur was a French landscape painter born in Avranches (Normandy) September 23, 1866. H died in the same town December 31, 1924.

Le Vavasseur began to painting at an early age, as a hobby with his father, and his passion would lead him to Paris and to attending the School of Fine Arts.

Le Vavasseur became a member of the Salon (French artists' fair) and focused primarily on rural scenes and Norman landscapes. The majority of his paintings would be destroyed during the WWII bombings in Normandy in 1944. Several retrospectives of the artist's work have been organized in Normandy. 

• Overall size: 12.5" x 16.1" / 32cm x 41cm.
• Size without the frame: 10.8" x 13.7" / 27.5cm x 35cm.
• Country: France.
• Signed: Cyprien Le Vavasseur (1866-1924).
• Date: 1909.
• Condition: The wooden panel is in good condition and has recently undergone restoration work (cleaning + varnish). The gilded wooden frame is also in good condition.
• Materials: Oil on wood.
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