Provence, Farmhouse Among Olive Trees French Riviera Mediterranean Landscape Oil on Canvas, the South of France

1940 - 1960

Sold by Skippings Fine Arts

Description

A gorgeous view of a "Mas", the traditional southern French farmhouse, nestled among olive trees, under a deep blue sky. Painted in the traditional style of the Provence artists, with a paint knife, as well as with loose impressionist brush strokes, the painting is both timeless and modern.

Lucien Potronat (1889-1974) studied art in his native Lyons, then moved to Paris, where he exhibited at the Winter Salon, and the Salon des Indépendants. He started working on the Riviera from the late 1930s onwards, and came to specialise in painting the countryside of the French Riviera.

Dating from the 1950s or early 1960s, our oil on canvas measures 46 x 55 cm and is signed at the lower right. It is presented in its original light natural wood frame, the overall size being 57 x 66 cm

Physical Dimensions

Height

46cm (18.11")

Width

55cm (21.65")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1950s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA707336

Dealers Notes

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Description

A gorgeous view of a "Mas", the traditional southern French farmhouse, nestled among olive trees, under a deep blue sky.

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Painted in the traditional style of the Provence artists, with a paint knife, as well as with loose impressionist brush strokes, the painting is both timeless and modern.

Skippings Fine Arts

fig 1. Provence, farmhouse among olive trees French Riviera mediterranean landscape oil on canvas, the South of France — fig 1. Provence, Farmhouse Among Olive Trees French Riviera Mediterranean Landscape Oil on Canvas, the South of France

Lucien Potronat (1889-1974) studied art in his native Lyons, then moved to Paris, where he exhibited at the Winter Salon, and the Salon des Indépendants. He started working on the Riviera from the late 1930s onwards, and came to specialise in painting the countryside of the French Riviera.

fig 2. Provence, farmhouse among olive trees French Riviera mediterranean landscape oil on canvas, the South of France — fig 2. Provence, Farmhouse Among Olive Trees French Riviera Mediterranean Landscape Oil on Canvas, the South of France

Dating from the 1950s or early 1960s, our oil on canvas measures 46 x 55 cm and is signed at the lower right. It is presented in its original light natural wood frame, the overall size being 57 x 66 cm