Le Fleuve bird painting the wooden frame is not

the wooden frame is not antique

marked against the bright sky

A visible patch at the back of the canvas

mounted on canvas and attributed to Artonne

Date: 1898

Le Fleuve bird painting the wooden frame is not20th century French school oil on hard carton. The work is smooth to the touch. A small scale oil painting (a little larger than a postcard) that has brown and moody colors to show a figure walking along a small river, with a little boat in the background and the outline of a town. The painting is truly brocante style, with marks on the surface, slightly rounded corners, and the marks of a frame that was removed along the outer edges. Overall Size: 8.