La Place nude painting The frame has impacts and

The frame has impacts and lacks in certain angles

The antique frame has been partially restored and has several missing moldings

The brushstrokes

3" x 9" / 16cm x 23

his jacket and

La Place nude painting The frame has impacts andAn oil on canvas signed in the lower right corner by Maurice Mathurin (18841965) and dated 1940. The work shows a square named "14 juillet" (July 14th), the date of the French national holiday. This calm view shows a typical French square, painted during the war years, probably in a suburb of Paris, bordered by trees and houses. The light is gentle, almost misty, and transmits a sort of stillness. Its Impressionist touch remains discreet but provides