The Hamlet distressed painting and in places

and in places

Signed: Alphonse Rey (1865-1938)

The silhouettes are treated with seriousness

and his first mentors were Ferdinand Humbert (1842-1934) and Louis Français (1814-1897)

7" along the lower horizontal edge

The Hamlet distressed painting and in places20th century oil painting on canvas. A striking landscape in which color is organized into bold blocks of buildings, fields, and gardens. Crosshatched brushstrokes suggest the movement and direction of the foliage and trees, while layered applications of paint give the composition a distinctly modernist character. Touches of blue, pink, and purple bring a joyful, unexpected vibrancy to this rural scene. Nature appears to envelop the houses, creating a