Large Painting Of Venice Signed H. Malfroy, Oil On Canvas

Henry Malfroy (1895–1945) View of Venice with a Gondolier Oil on canvas, signed lower right.
A beautiful and significant composition by the painter Henry Malfroy depicting a peaceful Venetian canal brought to life by a gondola passing under an elegant stone bridge. The facades, bathed in golden light, are reflected in the water, while the sky, with its pinkish hues, lends the scene a warm and poetic atmosphere.
This work perfectly illustrates Malfroy’s talent for capturing the effects of light and the vibrations of the water through a free, energetic, and generous brushstroke, inherited from the Impressionist tradition. The richness of the color palette, dominated by ochres, oranges, and mauves, gives this view of Venice a remarkable decorative presence.
Charles Henri Malfroy (1895–1945), born in Martigues, was trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris under his father, Charles Malfroy. He exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français as well as at the Salon des Indépendants.
His work is primarily devoted to landscapes, harbors, seashores, and urban scenes, always rendered with great sensitivity to light and atmosphere. Beautifully presented in its original gilded wooden frame.
This painting, with its large format, its particularly refined Venetian subject, and its , is a decorative work of the highest order, representative of the best of Henry Malfroy’s oeuvre.
Dimensions: Artwork: 54 x 65 cm; Frame: 64 x 75 cm