20th Century Oil on Canvas "Vieux Village De Fos Sur Mer"

A sun-drenched provençal landscape is brought vividly to life in this large 20th century post- impressionist style oil-on-canvas. Undulating hills in the distance provide an evocativ...

A delightful oil on canvas, “At the Fountain”, by the Provençal artist Bernard Langrune (1889 – 1961). Known for his paintings of regional scenes, from pastoral views to city snapshots, Langrune has beautifully captured this atmospheric moment in a quiet and shadowy corner of a French town. You can almost hear the splashing...

Artist/ School: French, 20th century, signed Subject Côte d’Azur village of Cagnes. Professionally framed.

Set in its original silvered leaf frame, this vibrant oil on canvas captures the sunlit charm of the island of Porquerolles on the French Riviera, painted in 1932. The scene depicts a Provençal village with terracotta rooftops, a church steeple rising over the clustered houses, and vineyard rows in the foreground, all set against a backdrop of deep blue waters and distant mountains under a luminous, cloud-filled sky. The artist’s rich brushwork and warm palette convey both atmosphere and place, creating a work full of depth and natural harmony. Signed in the lower right corner by Gregoor Van Puyenbroeck and dated on the verso, the painting remains in very good condition commensurate with age and use, with fresh, lively colors and appealing surface texture. Gregoor Van Puyenbroeck (Belgium, 1906–1982) was part of a family of artists, the brother of painter Jan Van Puyenbroeck. He studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts and the Institut des Beaux-Arts in Antwerp, where he was a pupil of Walter Vaes...