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French Market Square Scene - Oil on Canvas Circa £1960 (Artist Unknown)
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French Market Square Scene - Oil on Canvas Circa £1960 (Artist Unknown)

1940 - 1960
For Sale by The Juniper Barn
Description

A charming oil on canvas depiction of a French town square on a bustling market day.

The solid wood frame measures 6cm wide.

Date of Manufacture

The Juniper Barn has dated this French Streetscape Oil Painting to the 1960s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09451534
Dealer's Item Date1960s
Sellingantiques Date1960s
Sellingantiques agingItem 50-75 years old
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Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1960s:
Impasto applied with palette knife and brush: mid-twentieth-century market scene technique.
Even commercial canvas weave visible through the paint: standard mid-twentieth-century artist support.
Painted wooden moulding frame: mid-century framing style.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
70cm (27.56")
Width
40cm (15.75")
Reference Numbers
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SA1207362
Dealers Internal Reference
277ID
Description
A charming oil on canvas depiction of a French town square on a bustling market day.

The solid wood frame measures 6cm wide.

Date of Manufacture

The Juniper Barn has dated this French Streetscape Oil Painting to the 1960s.

Independent Date Report ID 09451534
Dealer's Item Date1960s
Sellingantiques dating1960s
Sellingantiques agingItem 50-75 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1960s:
Impasto applied with palette knife and brush: mid-twentieth-century market scene technique.
Even commercial canvas weave visible through the paint: standard mid-twentieth-century artist support.
Painted wooden moulding frame: mid-century framing style.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
70cm (27.56")
Width
40cm (15.75")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1207362
Dealers Internal Ref
277ID
The Juniper Barn
The Juniper Barn
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2026

Statement decorative antique interior & garden furniture, decorative items & lighting

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A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame.
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Archive I A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame.

French Market Square Scene - Oil on Canvas Circa £1960 (Artist Unknown)

Archive II A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame. View II
Archive III A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame. View III
Archive IV A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame. View IV
Archive V A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame. View V
Archive VI A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame. View VI
Archive VII A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame. View VII
Archive VIII A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame. View VIII
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A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame.
French Market Square Scene - Oil on canvas circa £1960 (artist unknown)
Ref: SA1207362
A vertical mid-century oil painting depicting a French town square with market stalls, historic buildings, and a clock tower in a light painted wooden frame.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectOil Painting
  • Period1940 - 1960
  • StyleMid-Century Impressionism
  • MaterialCanvas, Oil Paint, Wood
  • ColourWarm Ochre
  • MotifsImpasto brushwork, Clock tower, Market awnings, Terracotta roof tiles
  • SizeH 70 cm (28 in) x W 40 cm (16 in)

This mid-century Impressionist oil painting on canvas portrays a bustling French town square scene complete with historic stone buildings, a prominent clock tower, terracotta roof tiles, market stalls with yellow and blue awnings, and an anonymous crowd gathered below under an overcast grey sky. The palette consists of warm ochre, muted greens, deep browns, and earthy reds applied with thick impasto brushwork, housed within a light painted solid wooden frame that includes simple flat mouldings. The overall dimensions measure 70 cm high by 40 cm wide, with a frame width of 6 cm. This vertical artwork suits hanging in a narrow wall space in a hallway, kitchen, or living area to introduce vintage European character to an interior.

FAQs

Mid-century French streetscapes frequently combine impressionist stylistic influences with expressive impasto techniques, capturing urban life, historic architecture, and open-air market scenes from mid-20th-century France.

Artwork from this era was traditionally executed using oil-based pigments applied to stretched linen or cotton canvas, often housed within painted or gessoed timber frames.

Authentic period pieces exhibit natural frame oxidisation, subtle surface craquelure, age-appropriate timber patina on the reverse, and characteristic palette-knife or impasto brushwork typical of post-war art movements.

Position the piece against a neutral or rich background wall to serve as an architectural focal point, pairing it with mid-century timber furniture or contemporary minimalist accents.

Dust gently using a clean, dry camel-hair brush, keep the canvas away from direct heat sources and high humidity, and avoid applying liquid solvents or water directly onto the painted surface.
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