1900-1999 French Oil Painting Olives and Lemons in Provence

Olives and Lemons in Provence French School, mid-1900-1999 unsigned oil painting on canvas textured paper (reverse side is smooth, the painted side looks and feels as canvas), unframed overall 14.8 x 18 inches Charming painting depicting lemon trees and olive trees in Provence. Lovely rich summer colour in this super painting. Trees sit in a traditional grower’s setting, and we can imagine the delicious smell the artist enjoyed whilst painting this scene. This is one of a handful of larger works in this collection, and an almost square shape. This painting is from a small collection of work by the same hand, all on the same canvas-textured heavyweight paper. They were purchased by us in France and the scenes all seem to be be from the South of France and Provence. They very much feel as if they were painted “en plein air” as the artist has captured the scene with a very fresh breezy feel to the colours and texture. All are unsigned, are very good quality by an accomplished hand, bear good bright colour and are very clean. The ideal way to display would be to affix it to board and frame it. Condition report: Very clean, stored by the artist for some time we believe. The paint is applied thickly in places, giving a great depth of texture and movement. Small pinholes to the extreme four corners where the artist affixed it to a board loosely to paint the image. The top edge of the work is slightly curled, but this would not be evident once affixed to a board for framing.