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Woman on a Path, Spring in Provence Ca 1870 the Alpilles South of France Landscape Oil on Canvas
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Woman on a Path, Spring in Provence Ca 1870 the Alpilles South of France Landscape Oil on Canvas

19th century
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A beautifully luminous provençal scene with a little peasant woman on a path through a wide and fresh spring landscape. The Alpilles mountain range form a backdrop, while in the foreground we see young vines.

Our painting dates from circa 1870-1880.

While an inscription on the stretcher reads "Baudin", my personal attribution, based on the trace of signature at the lower right of the painting is to the artist Edouard Cauvin.

Edouard Louis Isidore Cauvin was born in Toulon on the mediterranean coast in 1816 and exhibited at the Paris salon from 1938. He mostly devoted himself to the representation of Provençal landscapes and seascapes. Works by the artist are in the fine arts museums of Montauban, Toulon, and the Toulon Maritime Museum.

Our oil on canvas measures 24 x 35 cm. It is presented in a frame which is in fair condition only, with visible wear tear and repair. The overall framed size is 31.5 x 42 cm.

Physical Dimensions
Height
24cm (9.45")
Width
35cm (13.78")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Landscape Oil Painting to the 1870s.

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SA1057902
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A beautifully luminous provençal scene with a little peasant woman on a path through a wide and fresh spring landscape. The Alpilles mountain range form a backdrop, while in the foreground we see young vines.
fig 1. A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a Provencal landscape with a central dirt path, a figure, and distant blue mountains under a light sky.
fig 1. Woman on a Path, Spring in Provence Ca 1870 the Alpilles South of France Landscape Oil on Canvas

Our painting dates from circa 1870-1880.

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While an inscription on the stretcher reads "Baudin", my personal attribution, based on the trace of signature at the lower right of the painting is to the artist Edouard Cauvin.
Skippings Fine Arts
fig 2. A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a Provencal landscape with a central dirt path, a figure, and distant blue mountains under a light sky.
fig 2. Woman on a Path, Spring in Provence Ca 1870 the Alpilles South of France Landscape Oil on Canvas

Edouard Louis Isidore Cauvin was born in Toulon on the mediterranean coast in 1816 and exhibited at the Paris salon from 1938. He mostly devoted himself to the representation of Provençal landscapes and seascapes. Works by the artist are in the fine arts museums of Montauban, Toulon, and the Toulon Maritime Museum.

Our oil on canvas measures 24 x 35 cm. It is presented in a frame which is in fair condition only, with visible wear tear and repair. The overall framed size is 31.5 x 42 cm.

Height
24cm (9.45")
Width
35cm (13.78")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Landscape Oil Painting to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1057902
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Archive I A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a Provencal landscape with a central dirt path, a figure, and distant blue mountains under a light sky.

Woman on a Path, Spring in Provence Ca 1870 the Alpilles South of France Landscape Oil on Canvas

Archive II A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a Provencal landscape with a central dirt path, a figure, and distant blue mountains under a light sky. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a Provencal landscape with a central dirt path, a figure, and distant blue mountains under a light sky. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a Provencal landscape with a central dirt path, a figure, and distant blue mountains under a light sky. View IV
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A nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas depicting a Provencal landscape with a central dirt path, a figure, and distant blue mountains under a light sky.
Woman on a path, spring in Provence ca 1870 the Alpilles South of France landscape oil on canvas
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Nineteenth-century French landscape paintings frequently reflected the movement towards plein air study, capturing natural sunlight, regional topography, and rural life in areas such as Provence and the Barbizon region.

Artists during this era applied oil-based pigments onto linen or cotton canvas stretched over wooden frames, occasionally utilising wooden panels for smaller, portable field sketches.

Authentic paintings of this era typically exhibit natural age craquelure across the paint surface, period-appropriate stretcher construction, and historic framing hardware or canvas supplier stamps.

Displaying a historical landscape canvas above a clean-lined modern console table or sideboard creates an engaging visual contrast between classic texture and contemporary furniture design.

Keep the canvas out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources, dust the surface lightly with a dry soft-bristled brush, and avoid applying water or liquid solvents.
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