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The Orchard - Antique Oil Painting
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The Orchard - Antique Oil Painting

1940 - 1960
Description

Signed oil on canvas by the French artist Charles Betremieux (1919 - 1997) who was a creative artist. The painting shows view of an orchard and is painted with a fresh green palette.

Betremieux was born in 1919 and was predominantly inspired by the 1930s. He studied at the Ecole Beaux-Arts in Valenciennes with Raymond Debieve where their work was quickly noticed and rewarded:

The period of the 1930s is characterised by the clashing of many political ideologies, including Marxist Socialism, Capitalist Democracy, and the Totalitarianism of both Communism and Fascism. Surrealism continued to dominate in Europe, and had influence internationally. Artists such as Frida Kahlo and Diego Riviera in Mexico, worked to integrate the ideas posed by Surrealism into their radical political ideologies, developing a new kind of magic realism.

Dimensions - 54 x 65 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
54cm (21.26")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Declaration

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Antique Orchard Oil Painting to the 1960s.

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SA1132029
Description
Signed oil on canvas by the French artist Charles Betremieux (1919 - 1997) who was a creative artist. The painting shows view of an orchard and is painted with a fresh green palette.

Betremieux was born in 1919 and was predominantly inspired by the 1930s.

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He studied at the Ecole Beaux-Arts in Valenciennes with Raymond Debieve where their work was quickly noticed and rewarded:.
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fig 1. An antique oil painting depicting bare orchard trees set against a green field under a muted grey sky.
fig 1. The Orchard - Antique Oil Painting

The period of the 1930s is characterised by the clashing of many political ideologies, including Marxist Socialism, Capitalist Democracy, and the Totalitarianism of both Communism and Fascism. Surrealism continued to dominate in Europe, and had influence internationally. Artists such as Frida Kahlo and Diego Riviera in Mexico, worked to integrate the ideas posed by Surrealism into their radical political ideologies, developing a new kind of magic realism.

Dimensions - 54 x 65 cm

Height
54cm (21.26")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Antique Orchard Oil Painting to the 1960s.

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SA1132029
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Archive I An antique oil painting depicting bare orchard trees set against a green field under a muted grey sky.

The Orchard - Antique Oil Painting

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An antique oil painting depicting bare orchard trees set against a green field under a muted grey sky.
The Orchard - Antique Oil Painting
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An antique oil painting depicting bare orchard trees set against a green field under a muted grey sky.
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  • ObjectOil Painting
  • Period1940 - 1960
  • StylePost-Impressionism
  • MaterialOil, Canvas
  • ColourMuted Green
  • MotifsImpasto brushwork, Bare orchard trees, Muted horizon line
  • SizeH 54 cm (21 in) x W 65 cm (26 in) x D 2 cm (1 in)

The piece is an original oil painting on canvas by the French artist Charles Betremieux, dating from 1960 and rendered in the Post-Impressionism style with English Country House appeal. The artwork uses a muted green and grey colour palette, employing thick impasto brushwork to depict bare orchard trees and a muted horizon line under an overcast sky. Visible details include the artist's signature in red paint at the lower left corner and rich texture built up across the canvas surface. The artwork measures 54 cm high, 65 cm wide, and 2 cm deep. In a contemporary interior, this painting suits placement above a sideboard in a living room, dining room, or hallway to add atmospheric character to the wall space. The composition brings a rustic landscape element into the home, coordinating easily with traditional and eclectic decor schemes.

FAQs

Impressionist landscape artwork of the 20th century focuses on capturing light, natural movement, and atmospheric moods through visible brushstrokes and a varied colour palette rather than sharp photographic realism.

Artists during this era typically worked with oil-based pigments mixed with linseed oil, applied onto stretched linen or cotton canvas, heavy board, or wooden panels.

Authenticity is assessed by examining artist signatures, surface craquelure, paint layering techniques, stretcher construction, and natural age-related oxidisation on the reverse of the canvas.

Landscape oil paintings balance modern minimal spaces by adding texture and depth; they work exceptionally well when framed in simple wooden mouldings and placed above consoles, mantels, or sideboards.

Oil paintings should be displayed away from direct sunlight and heat sources, dusted gently with a dry soft-bristle brush, and professionally restored if discoloured varnish or paint flaking occurs.
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