"landscape Of Sancerre"oil On Canvas By Claude Rameau

Oil on canvas depicting a spring landscape of the Sancerre region ,a tree in bloom in the foreground ,the Loire and the hill of Sancerre in the background.Signature Claude Rameau.France ,circa 1930-50.
Good condition:craquelures visible in photos.Wooden frame painted in gilt.
Dimensions out of frame:61cmx49,5cm
Claude Rameau(1876-1955)was nicknamed the painter of the Loire,born in Bourbon-Lancy,he enrolled in Paris ,at the Julian academy and frequented the studios of Bouguereau and Gabriel Ferrier.In 1922, he became a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and in 1937, he helped decorate the Nivernais pavilion at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques Appliqués à la Vie Moderne. In 1956, a retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and can be seen in the museums of Cosnes-sur-Loire, Bourbon-Lancy and Nevers.