Antique Oil Painting on Paper from the Barbizon School of the 19th Century in Gilded Wood Frame

  
Hello, I am selling this painting with a height of 36 cm and a width of 52 cm if we only consider the painted part. It is a superb oil painting on paper mounted on canvas, unsigned but probably painted by a French artist at the end of the 19th or early 20th century, depicting the surroundings of a hamlet adorned generously with the shade and largesse of a large tree. One can sense a hot morning approaching, where the heat is already assaulting the organisms, with the loose clothing of the peasants. Most are busy at the fountain. To protect themselves from the strong sun, while the surrounding buildings, of beautiful dimensions, display surprising pinkish hues, probably in the purest tradition of the architectural style of the time and region depicted. The background landscape, traversed by a path through some other buildings, dominates this ensemble with surprisingly realistic aspects and colors. The composition, despite some slight marks and stains here and there, and a small handful of cracks, especially at the level of the tree (twenty-first photo), is in superb condition for its age, especially since it is an oil on paper; it seems to me to be of very good quality.

The frame, on the other hand, is in good overall condition, and has benefited from a restoration carried out by me to harmonize its gilding, as it has been painted with a gold almost identical to the original gilding (see the last two photos for a before-and-after result). It is crossed by multiple cracks here and there, especially on the unadorned edges, most of which are superficial and not serious, those likely to cause problems have been reinforced with glue on which I then painted. I also checked the good stability of all the elements, and although those that seemed likely to fall have also benefited from the same treatment, I cannot guarantee that the entire frame will arrive intact in your hands, although with the seriousness I have shown in the restoration and verification of the elements, and which I will show in the packaging, there is not much risk of this happening. If it can also reassure you, this painting has already been transported once in a box, and upon arrival, without the restorations that I have made to it, only a few elements from the right border had fallen; these have since been glued back.

The missing parts on the left border were as they were when I received the painting. The photos were taken under skylights created by my roof windows, on a relatively sunny afternoon. After numerous tests, I realized that the color rendering on the second, third, and fourth photos, with the equipment I have, is the one that most faithfully reproduces, regardless of the distance, what can be observed in conditions that most people would consider "normal", that is, offering a good compromise between sufficient light source and nuanced colors without excess. However, note that computer or mobile phone screens other than mine, depending on their brightness and contrast, may more or less modify the results I have achieved. With these elements in mind, you can nevertheless consider my photos as sufficiently representative sources of reality, in observation conditions similar to those described earlier.

Note that some leaves of the frame, those in the upper right corner, reflect white in the photos while they are golden in reality; probably in the conditions in which I took the photos, the light was brighter in that area. Attention collectors, people attracted to vintage items, curiosities, decorative objects, or simply admiring their intrinsic beauty! It's a great gift idea. The shipment will be made with seriousness, unless you prefer a hand delivery, which is entirely possible if you make the trip. Also, in order for this to be taken into account, it is imperative, if the box is damaged, even slightly, or opened, even partially, that you ask the delivery person to indicate reservations, if it is a shipment with La Poste, or that you refuse the package with the staff at the relay point, if it is a shipment with Mondial Relay, UNLESS.

You have the possibility to note reservations. With the scan box of the shipping receipts. Then you can receive the package - before they scan the shipping receipt or perform any other operation to confirm that you have received the package; in other words, make sure to check the condition of the box, not omitting any place, in these two cases before they act. Regarding Mondial Relay, if your refusal of receipt is formulated, the package will be kept by the relay point to be returned to the expertise service, for a verification aimed at reporting the responsibility of the delivery person and making the insurance effective (information gathered on their website). Regarding La Poste, if the delivery is made in your mailbox because the dimensions of the package allow it, without handing it over in person, and the box is damaged, you must bring it back to the nearest post office without opening it, asking the counter staff to return the package to me (information gathered on their website), also in anticipation of a verification by the delivery service, UNLESS, once again, the postal office staff can indicate reservations.

In all cases, do not hesitate to take photos of the damaged and/or opened box. Please note that in all these cases, you may think, for any reason, that the item inside the box remains in perfect condition and therefore accept the delivery of the package - or not go to the nearest post office -, but the delivery services count on human error, which incidentally suits them well since, I repeat, the insurance is then no longer effective due to damage caused by the sacred transfer of responsibility from the delivery person to the sender or recipient; less expenses for them since they will not have to pay the insurance amount! Also, do not rely on shaking the package to determine if the item is broken; unless it is made of glass or ceramic, the sound of breakage is imperceptible. If you have any questions or would like more photos, feel free to let me know.