Alfred Chagniot, "wheat Harvest In Seine-et-oise"

Oil on canvas signed lower right. Exhibition label on the back: “Bronze medal from the Salon des Artistes Français – Member of the Salon d'Hiver – Work selected by the Atelier Gaultier Vignon, Paris 2nd – Member of the Société des Paysagistes Français”. In a luminous and golden palette, Alfred Chagniot tenderly captures a summer harvest scene in the Paris region. Sheaves of wheat, peasants, and their horses enliven this serene landscape, vibrant with warmth and rural life. The balanced and lively composition demonstrates an eye sensitive to the values of the land and the simplicity of everyday life. This painting perfectly illustrates the figurative style of Alfred Chagniot, a direct heir to the teachings of Pierre Eugène Montézin and Édouard Vuillard, whose students he studied. He became a member of the Salon des Artistes Français in 1938 and received numerous distinctions, including the Marie-Bashkirtseff Prize in 1941. A retrospective of his work took place in 1993 at the Château de Croissy. A painter rooted in the French landscape tradition of the 20th century, Chagniot is part of the lineage of sincere observers of the rural world, at the crossroads of poetic realism and a warm naturalism. Dimensions: On view: 53 × 44 cm Total with frame: 72 × 63 cm Modern frame in gilded and blackened wood. Excellent condition, work ready to hang.