L'Armagnac french painting allowing for softer transitions of

allowing for softer transitions of color and atmosphere

Materials: Oil on stretched canvas with a wood frame

signed by the artist in the lower left

Couder (19th-20th century)

A pencil inscription on the back reads

L'Armagnac french painting allowing for softer transitions ofA charming vertical piece, dated 1932 and signed in the bottom right corner by R. Boutilli for Raphal Boutillier (18631947), a French painter born in Normandy. As written on the back, the scene is located in Sainte Christie d'Armagnac, a commune in the Gers department of the Occitanie region, known for its well preserved 2nd century Gallo Roman amphitheater. This Impressionist depiction of a path features a pale palette and beautiful natural lighting,