La Baie french painting presented in a carved antique

presented in a carved antique wooden frame

surrounded by fellow artists

The original antique frame has restored moldings on the upper horizontal edge and some missing bits of molding on the rear left vertical edge

its condition is very good

19th-century French School oil on wood dedicated to C

La Baie french painting presented in a carved antique20th century large scale oil on canvas, signed lower left Laurent Gsell (18601944). A Mediterranean coastal landscape representing the French Riviera. The composition opens with a rocky foreground and a path to the left, framed by umbrella pines typical of the region. Purples, ochres, and warm earth tones move across the rocks, path, and sea, with occasional jewel like accents animating the surface. Beyond the foreground, seaside houses are rendered