La Tempête french portrait overall balanced volume

overall balanced volume

Condition: The work is in very good condition despite veins and some small traces

La Marée means "the tide" in French

The brushstrokes are marked on the flowers and the light is perfectly balanced thanks to the dark nuances of the background and the textures of the walls which reinforce perspective and depth

painting the river banks and stormy skies of Berry

La Tempête french portrait overall balanced volumeXIXth century French School oil on canvas with several annotations (some illegible) on the boat including the name Printz. The work has a little texture to the touch. A 19th century maritime scene depicting a French steamboat fitted with paddle wheels. The ship is probably on its way to England following the easing of maritime tensions signed during the Franco British trade treaty of 1860. The ship is on its own facing a raging ocean where sea and sky