La Crique square painting The posture

The posture

one of the major artist-engravers of the first half of the 20th century who painted portraits of Oscar Wilde

9" x 20"/ 38

almost upright on the grey fabric where it rests

textured brushstrokes

La Crique square painting The postureA 19th century oil painting on wood panel from the atelier of the Normandy painter Emile Tremblay (1855 1935). The piece is monogrammed in the lower left corner and features the atelier's stamp on the reverse. A rich blue, turquoise and silver painting, we are faced with a rock quarry or mountain lake, pooling cool waters. The artist played with hues of cobalt, peach and even yellow to achieve a shaded landscape of water and stone. The effect is