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French School MastersFrench school Landscape with cows at dusk Signed, oil on canvas with frame1932
1932
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About the Item
➡️ Landscape with cows at dusk⬅️
➡️Scene from Barbizon⬅️
⏩It is signed Duval.⏪
Possibly Henri Duval
⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas
⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. High textured in the sky
⭐Size:⭐46x61.5cm / 18.1x 24.2inch
with frame: 59x74cm / 23.2x29.1 inch
⭐Date: 1932⭐
⭐Condition : ⭐ Good condition. NO cracks, high texture in the sky. Minor signs of age with one restoration. Frame with minor missing pieces (see picture). Ready to hang.
⭐Provenance:⭐ Private collection - France.
⭐Shipping:⭐ from France is fast 4-6 days with Fedex / DHL
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The signature H. Duval accompanied by the date 1932 situates the painting firmly in the interwar period, a moment when many European painters, particularly in France, continued to work within traditional landscape conventions despite the rise of modernist movements such as Cubism, Surrealism, and abstraction. This places the work stylistically outside the avant-garde, aligning it instead with painters who maintained a lyrical, atmospheric approach rooted in 19th-century traditions.
The painting’s aesthetic strongly reflects the influence of the Barbizon school and late Romantic landscape painting, both of which continued to inspire artists well into the early 20th century. In 1932, this type of landscape was often produced by regional artists, academic painters, or independent exhibitors who favored mood, nature, and timeless rural subjects over experimentation.
The choice of subject, trees, water, grazing animals, and subdued light supports this interpretation. By the 1930s, such imagery often carried a nostalgic dimension, expressing a quiet resistance to industrialization, urban expansion, and the lingering trauma of World War I. The calm, introspective tone of the painting can thus be read as a form of retreat into nature, offering stability and continuity in an uncertain era.
Technically, the soft transitions, restrained palette, and atmospheric depth are consistent with painters trained in academic or salon traditions. The absence of visible modernist distortion or bold formal experimentation suggests that H. Duval prioritized poetic realism and emotional resonance rather than innovation. This was common among artists who worked for private collectors or regional markets rather than major avant-garde circles.
The ornate frame, likely contemporary or slightly earlier, reinforces the painting’s traditional presentation and suggests it was intended as a finished, decorative yet contemplative object typical of early 20th-century domestic or salon display.
- Creator:French School Masters (French)
- Creation Year:1932
- Dimensions:Height: 18.12 in (46 cm)Width: 24.22 in (61.5 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Zofingen, CH
- Reference Number:Seller: Duval1stDibs: LU2203217362972
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