Anemones france antiques a bright hill completes the

a bright hill completes the composition with a pleasant harmony of almost pastel pinks and blues

about the size of a postcard

Reflections dissolve into pale mauves

Overall size: 10

Oil on canvas signed Paul Louis Mestrallet (1886-1961)

Anemones france antiques a bright hill completes the20th century oil on panel, signed lower right E. V. Cardinal for mile Valentina Cardinal (18851958). A still life depicting a small brown earthenware vase filled with what appears to be a bouquet of anemones. The composition is rendered with short, confident brushstrokes and delicate yet visible layers of paint. Variations in the direction of the artist's touch remain clearly perceptible throughout, while contours shift between carefully defined