A fine and interesting French oil on canvas tavern scene. The work is very impressionistic in technique with a broad, confident use of the brush. The painting will have been completed very quickly and shows a great ability to capture expression and movement with the simplest of brushwork. The painting may well have been completed quickly in a tavern as it has such great movement and brevity of technique. The work is not signed sadly and probably means it was a sketch to be worked into a complete painting at a later date. The piece is in good condition it has had some slight minor repair and a professional clean. The gilt frame is not the original but of a period and type that works very well with the painting. The frame has had repair over the years and has that tired country house look. The whole is a great decorative piece and is ready to hang. C.1900.Overall sizes in inches including frame: 26 ½ by 23 ½At Prometheus Antiques we want our customers to be completely happy w...