Norman Bridge bird painting 2" / 50cm x 59

2" / 50cm x 59

signed in the lower right (illegible)

His name and his arms are in the halls of the Crusades in the "Palais de Versailles"

despite a rear patch (1-2 ") after restoration at the left level of the sky and there is just below (1") a superficial notch in the canvas (1 ")

fascinated by the beauty of the local landscapes

Norman Bridge bird painting 2" / 50cm x 5920th century French School oil on canvas signed in the lower right by Lucien Adrion (1889 1953). The canvas is smooth to the touch. A landscape balanced by its clearly delineated lights and darks with areas of light that pierce the dark, such as at the river pooled the left of the bridge. The scene depicts lot of movement despite its few protagonists movement that is felt by its stretched and fine brushstrokes. About the artist: Lucien Adrion was a