La Baie french painting surrounded by fellow artists

surrounded by fellow artists

3" impact along the upper inner horizontal edge

seaside houses are rendered with rhythmic post-impressionist brushwork

9" / 48cm x 38cm

Blending classical and modern styles

La Baie french painting surrounded by fellow artists20th century large scale oil on canvas, signed lower left Laurent Gsell (18601944). A Mediterranean coastal landscape representing the French Riviera. The composition opens with a rocky foreground and a path to the left, framed by umbrella pines typical of the region. Purples, ochres, and warm earth tones move across the rocks, path, and sea, with occasional jewel like accents animating the surface. Beyond the foreground, seaside houses are rendered