Edmond Le Bienvenu-Dutourp, Cottages In Clecy Still Life But good enough to hang

But good enough to hang without a problem

Provenance Berlin

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A fine 19th-century French school portrait of a female saint at prayer

Edmond Le Bienvenu-Dutourp, Cottages In Clecy Still Life But good enough to hangAn attractive early 20th century oil on wood by French artist, Edmond Le Bienvenu Dutourp (1878 1945). It depicts a street in the rural commune of Clecy in the Normandy region, which is an area the artist knew well. Its a charming little painting and you can almost hear the chickens as they scuttle around pecking the earth. The composition is dominated by a large tree that splits the view it draws our eye towards the ivy covered buildings on the right