Photography — SG-FR-022
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Stitt Gallery · SG-FR-022 · France 🇫🇷
The Piece
A French provincial village scene in oil on canvas, the composition carried by a loosely handled, impasto-worked sky above a cluster of stone houses and a quiet street. The palette and brushwork place it firmly in the late-19th to early-20th-century post-impressionist tradition of regional French landscape painting.
The canvas is a French Standard 5F format — a small, highly commercial "cabinet size" — set within a substantial period gilt frame that is an asset in its own right. The work carries an indistinct cursive signature, currently under study; we present it unattributed pending confirmation. Verso retains its keyed stretcher and oxidised tacks consistent with period French manufacture.
Acquired on a June 2026 buying trip to France, the piece is catalogued by style and period pending further research. Condition is honest and age-appropriate throughout.
For collectors searching for an antique French landscape painting or a period-framed 19th-century oil on canvas, this village scene offers genuine age, a substantial gilt frame, and a compact "cabinet size" that suits both a gallery wall and a smaller apartment. Available for private sale from our gallery in Poznań, with worldwide shipping arranged on request.
Specifications
| Style | French, Post-Impressionist — Village / Street Scene |
| Period | c.1850–1890 Late 19th – early 20th century |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Canvas (sight) | 35 × 27 cm French Standard 5F format |
| Framed (outer) | 48.5 × 59 cm |
| Frame depth | 8 cm |
| Frame | Period gilt swept frame Carved / moulded gesso |
| Signature | Indistinct cursive, under study Presented unattributed |
| Origin | France Acquired June 2026 |
| Gallery Ref | SG-FR-022 |
| Price | €1,150 |
Photography — SG-FR-022
Construction & Detail
The sky is loosely handled and thickly worked in impasto, carrying the weight of the composition above the cluster of stone houses and quiet street below — the loose, confident brushwork typical of the post-impressionist regional landscape tradition.
The canvas sits within a substantial period gilt swept frame, carved and moulded in gesso — a frame that is an asset in its own right, and disproportionately generous for the small "cabinet size" 5F canvas it holds.
The canvas is a French Standard 5F format, confirming French manufacture. Verso retains its keyed stretcher and oxidised tacks, consistent with period construction. Signature indistinct and currently under study; presented unattributed pending confirmation.
This piece forms part of our collection of European and Asian antiques available at Stitt Gallery, Poznań.
€1,150
International price. Shipping & handling not included — quoted separately by destination.
This piece is available for private sale. We welcome enquiries from collectors, interior specialists and institutions. Viewing by appointment in Poznań. Shipping & handling arranged worldwide, quoted separately per destination.
Gallery reference: SG-FR-022 · stittgallery.com
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