Breton Landscapes By Joseph Stany Gauthier In The Style Of Henri Rivière - Carcassonne

Two large, very decorative oils on canvas in the spirit of Henri Rivière's landscapes depicting Breton landscapes, one depicting a miller leaving a mill, in a hilly, wooded landscape, a white cat watches from the window, the other a peasant woman in the alley leading to the farm with her goats, chickens and quacking ducks.
As is (needs cleaning, stretched canvases, some accidents, see photos, other photos available: vidalantiquaires@live.fr)
signed lower right
Frame height 82 cm - width 110 cm Canvas height 66 cm - width 92 cm
Around 1930/50

Joseph Stany Gauthier, pseudonym of Joseph Stanislas Gauthier, born April 30, 1883 in Carcassonne (Aude) and died June 4, 1969 in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) is a French painter, architect-decorator, teacher and museum curator. Art historian Joseph Stany Gauthier (1883-1969) was a professor at the Nantes School of Fine Arts before becoming curator of the Château de Nantes Museum from 1922 to 1969 and its two museums: the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions, and the Museum of Decorative Arts. He also painted Brittany, harbor scenes, boats, cathedrals, and Breton landscapes. Some of his works are notably preserved at the Museum of Fine Arts in Nantes.