A wonderful country scene: a woman is walking at sunset in a wide landscape which is imbued with almost magical light. The painting is a work by French artist Pierre-Ernest Ballue, who had studied painting under Alexandre Defaux, �mile Charles Dameron, and notably with Camille Corot. Ballue regularly exhibited at the Paris Salon and was awarded several medals. In 1886, he was one of the artists who accompanied Auguste Bartholdi to the United States, to celebrate the inauguration of the Statue of Liberty.Ballue worked in numerous regions of France, but our very interesting and relatively early work was most likely painted near Barbizon and the forest of Fontainebleau. It is dated 1891. Interestingly, a work by Ballue in the Museum of Tours dates from the same year! Paintings by the Ballue are in the collections of the Louvre and in the Mus�e Bertrand. Our slightly convex oil on panel is signed and dated at the lower right. Measuring 21.5 x 41 cm, it is presented in its impressive original Napoleon III period frame. The overall dimensions are 66 x 47 x 10 cmNous parlons fran�ais, und wir sprechen auch Deutsch! Paintings may be viewed in Norwich and in Paris, as well as in London and Cambridge by appointment. Please contact us if you would like further details and images of an artwork.Height is 21.5cm (8.5inches)
Width is 41cm (16.1inches)
Depth is 1cm (0.4inches)