Roses and Tulips animal and signed Simoens

and signed Simoens

The surface of the canvas is smooth with some small thicknesses on the clothes of the model

Théo Van Rysselberghe and others

This landscape has the luminosity typical of the Barbizon school

visible from some angles

Roses and Tulips animal and signed SimoensAntique Art From France: French School Still life oil painting on canvas circa 1900 and Monogrammed "MJ" in the lower right hand coorner. The canvas has a smooth finish with a patina and matte effect. The composition is all in volume, the light is fragile but present and in perfect balance with the dark brown sepia shades of the background. The shadows and reflections support this thread of light that touches the roses and tulips, like the white areas