La Baie french painting 19th-century French School oil on

19th-century French School oil on wood dedicated to C

surrounded by fellow artists

Size without frame: 15

notably the Bassin d’Arcachon

seaside houses are rendered with rhythmic post-impressionist brushwork

La Baie french painting 19th-century French School oil on20th century large scale oil on canvas, signed lower left Laurent Gsell (18601944). A Mediterranean coastal landscape representing the French Riviera. The composition opens with a rocky foreground and a path to the left, framed by umbrella pines typical of the region. Purples, ochres, and warm earth tones move across the rocks, path, and sea, with occasional jewel like accents animating the surface. Beyond the foreground, seaside houses are rendered