Un Ciel large scale painting Condition: Great condition for age

Condition: Great condition for age

It's the perfect pop of color antique painting

M Leveille and Omer Hippolyte Ballüe (1817-1867)

Condition: The cardboard is in very good condition

a common phenomenon for a canvas of this age

Un Ciel large scale painting Condition: Great condition for age20th century oil on hardboard, signed lower left (illegible), presented in a more modern gilt wood frame. A refined composition where the sky dominates the painting, pushing the horizon line to the very bottom of the frame. Painted in a cool, lightly rosy palette, the sky asserts itself as a subject in its own right. The clouds are treated in soft glaze, with diffuse contours, creating the impression of suspended air. Certain brighter strokes attract