"Huge Oil On Canvas – Young Woman With Roses – Art Nouveau Period – Very Large Format"
Large Oil on Canvas – Young Woman with Roses – Art Nouveau Period – Very Large Format Dimensions: 140 x 104 cm. Superb oil on canvas depicting an elegant young woman in a pink dress, picking roses in a verdant garden. The scene, imbued with delicacy and romance, evokes the refined aesthetic of the Belle Époque. Description: The composition features a young woman dressed in a flowing, richly detailed, powder-pink gown with lace and ruffles. She wears a hat adorned with ribbons and flowers, and holds a light-colored parasol, an emblematic accessory of gallant scenes from the late 19th century. The painting is meticulously executed: a luminous and harmonious palette (nuanced greens, soft pinks, pastel skies), precise rendering of foliage and flowers, delicate modeling of the face and complexions, and beautiful depth in the background landscape. The whole evokes a bucolic and poetic atmosphere, typical of genre scenes inspired by academic painting. Signature: The canvas is signed in the lower left corner (signature visible in the photos). Artist to be identified or confirmed. Technique: Oil on canvas. Canvas mounted on a stretcher. Large decorative format. Old restoration. Dimensions: Height: 140 cm. Width: 104 cm. A particularly sought-after format for a distinctive wall decoration (living room, bourgeois residence, private mansion, country house, etc.). Condition: Good overall condition. Light craquelure and patina consistent with age. Old restoration. Note: some superficial marks visible in raking light (see photos). Frame: Magnificent frame with floral and foliate decoration, gilded, from a later or contemporary period to the painting, perfectly suited to the dimensions and style of the work. Highlights: ✔ Spectacular large format ✔ Highly decorative romantic female subject ✔ Soft and elegant palette ✔ Richly ornamented frame ✔ Ideal for a classic or eclectic interior. Antique frame in richly carved, stuccoed and gilded wood, with a beautiful decorative presence.