Neo-Impressionist painting - Pierre Arnaud - Oil on Panel - Village view

Gobanese finds, 20th century decorative art flea market offers for sale: very beautiful painting from the mid-20th century, period 1961, neo-impressionist bordeaux school. Represents a pretty traditional riverside village, with a cherry tree in bloom in the foreground. Two women calmly walk up the path towards the cottage. On the pontoon, a small boat is moored. Very good quality of execution, oil on panel with a knife. Painter pierre arnaud, born in 1912 in bordeaux, known mainly for landscapes, marine or terrestrial, in a neo-impressionist style. He exhibited regularly at the salon des artistes français from 1935. He is listed in benezit. He is an intimate painter who has always created his works following the codes of neo-impressionism. Neo-impressionism is a style of painting that appeared at the end of the 19th century, between impressionism and symbolism. It is an art of reasoned color, it focuses on the rationalization of impressionist painting. It represents the beginnings of modern art before the great war 1914/1918. The painting is a beautiful representation of this style of painting, of high quality and cruelly modern for the time of creation. Its condition is good, it requires a major cleaning. The frame is completely original but can easily be replaced. Canvas size: 80*45cm total size: 95*60cm.