La Clairière oil painting portrait A distinctly south of France

A distinctly south of France scene

Condition to note: Side 1 is in quite good condition

His works (oils and watercolors) are mostly portraits

20th-century oil painting on carton signed in the lower right by René Besserve (1883-1959) and located in Milly la Forêt in Essonne

including surface marks

La Clairière oil painting portrait A distinctly south of France20th century large scale oil painting on wood panel signed Jean Schoumann (19th & 20th century) in the lower right corner. A lovely winter landscape captured in a moody palette of browns and pinks. We can see bare trees in a light, airy composition with diffuse depth. The atmosphere is gentle and quiet, marked by the light of an open sky. The foreground, treated in large horizontal strokes, contrasts with the fine vertical lines of the trees, guiding