La Colline old oil painting There are a few small

There are a few small scratches on the surface of the painting

The frame has a few rare impacts and traces

The deliberately restrained palette

This contrast brings out the house and its details wonderfully

20th-century oil painting on carton signed in the lower right by René Besserve (1883-1959) and located in Milly la Forêt in Essonne

La Colline old oil painting There are a few small20th century oil on hard carton, signed Max Lenant (signature partially illegible) in the lower right, dedicated Jean Marin and dated 1934. A rolling pastoral landscape viewed from a gentle ascent, the eye lifted toward a lavender sky streaked with vivid pink, yellow, and orange. The sunset dominates the upper half of the composition, its light pressing down against the darkened greens of the hill. The surface is heavily worked. Impasto is pronounced,