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Washerwomen in Provence, the South of France, Ca 1948 Large Colourful Oil on Canvas
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Washerwomen in Provence, the South of France, Ca 1948 Large Colourful Oil on Canvas

1920 - 1940
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Here is a picture which brings you all the colour and joie de vivre of the Mediterranean. Gabriel Vie (1888-1973) had a knack of for painting works of art that lets us step right into them: one feels is if one were present in this tranquil, sunny landscape at the foot of the Alpilles mountain range, part of a slower, more leisurely world.

Gabriel Vié also an enormous gift for depicting water: its movement, its ripples and the way it reflects light. Look into the water he paints, and you will find it almost hypnotic.

In this oil on canvas dating from the 1940s or early 1950s, Vié shows us two washerwomen: one who works and one who doesn't! Vie paints in a manner that is tender, sympatheic, but without any sentimentality.

The painting is titled by the artist in French "Lavandières" on the verso, and bears Vié's red wax seal. Measuring 54 x 65 cm, it is signed at the lower left. The overall framed size in a quality frame is 72 x 84 cm.

Gabriel Vié was a member of the Salon des Artistes Français. At the Salon, he received a special mention at the exhibition of 1935, and was awarded its silver medal in 1942.

Physical Dimensions
Height
54cm (21.26")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Provencal Oil Painting to the 1940s.

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Here is a picture which brings you all the colour and joie de vivre of the Mediterranean. Gabriel Vie (1888-1973) had a knack of for painting works of art that lets us step right into them: one feels is if one were present in this tranquil, sunny landscape at the foot of the Alpilles mountain range, part of a slower, more leisurely world.
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Gabriel Vié also an enormous gift for depicting water: its movement, its ripples and the way it reflects light.
Skippings Fine Arts

Look into the water he paints, and you will find it almost hypnotic.

fig 1. A mid-century French oil painting depicting two washerwomen working beside a reflecting stream in a sunlit Provencal countryside landscape.
fig 1. Washerwomen in Provence, the South of France, Ca 1948 Large Colourful Oil on Canvas

In this oil on canvas dating from the 1940s or early 1950s, Vié shows us two washerwomen: one who works and one who doesn't! Vie paints in a manner that is tender, sympatheic, but without any sentimentality.

fig 2. A mid-century French oil painting depicting two washerwomen working beside a reflecting stream in a sunlit Provencal countryside landscape.
fig 2. Washerwomen in Provence, the South of France, Ca 1948 Large Colourful Oil on Canvas

The painting is titled by the artist in French "Lavandières" on the verso, and bears Vié's red wax seal. Measuring 54 x 65 cm, it is signed at the lower left. The overall framed size in a quality frame is 72 x 84 cm.

Gabriel Vié was a member of the Salon des Artistes Français. At the Salon, he received a special mention at the exhibition of 1935, and was awarded its silver medal in 1942.

Height
54cm (21.26")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this French Provencal Oil Painting to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1065692
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Washerwomen in Provence, the South of France, Ca 1948 Large Colourful Oil on Canvas

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A mid-century French oil painting depicting two washerwomen working beside a reflecting stream in a sunlit Provencal countryside landscape.
Washerwomen in Provence, the South of France, ca 1948 large colourful oil on canvas
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A mid-century French oil painting depicting two washerwomen working beside a reflecting stream in a sunlit Provencal countryside landscape.
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Mid-century French Post-Impressionism continues the 19th-century traditions of capturing light and colour outdoors, blending structured composition with fluid, expressive brushwork to depict rural European scenery.

Artists traditionally applied oil-based pigments mixed with linseed oil onto stretched cotton or linen canvas, often applying heavy impasto layers with palette knives and brushes over primed grounds.

Authentic works often feature artist signatures, craquelure pattern consistent with age, period stretching bars, natural canvas aging on the reverse, and regional stylistic traits indicative of mid-20th-century European art schools.

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