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Painting _ Salt Worker In The Guérande Salt Marshes _ Restoration Period
Oil on canvas depicting a salt worker harvesting salt in a Guérande salt marsh.
She is accompanied by a child; a little further away, a salt merchant is transporting salt on horseback, while another salt worker carries the harvested salt to pile it onto a “mulon” (pile of salt).
A rare subject in genre painting, rendered with great attention to warm tones and light.
Gilded wooden frame with decorative elements
Old inscription on the back, partially legible.
Period: Restoration or Louis-Philippe.
Condition: Very good
Dimensions: unframed 27 x 21 cm (framed 37 x 32 cm)
Shipping costs are not included
She is accompanied by a child; a little further away, a salt merchant is transporting salt on horseback, while another salt worker carries the harvested salt to pile it onto a “mulon” (pile of salt).
A rare subject in genre painting, rendered with great attention to warm tones and light.
Gilded wooden frame with decorative elements
Old inscription on the back, partially legible.
Period: Restoration or Louis-Philippe.
Condition: Very good
Dimensions: unframed 27 x 21 cm (framed 37 x 32 cm)
Shipping costs are not included
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