​charles Chardar (1885–1969) – Provençal Landscape With Olive Trees And A Bell Tower (1962)

Title of the work: Provençal (or Southern French) Landscape with a Fortified Village

Medium: Oil on canvas

Signature: Signed and dated lower right “CHARDAR 1962” (inscription on the back of the stretcher: “Landscape of the Virgin, EXPO 1962”)

Period: 20th century (dated 1962)

Condition: Excellent original condition; canvas is well stretched on its original key-lock stretcher. Presented in its period wood frame with a whitewash patina

A magnificent, large-scale Post-Impressionist composition created by the French painter Charles Chardar (1885–1969) in 1962.

This oil on canvas offers a panoramic bird’s-eye view of a light-drenched southern landscape. In the foreground, a rocky terrain depicts the Provençal garrigue with impasto and textural depth, guiding the eye through the trees toward a hilltop village dominated by its bell tower. The color palette is vibrant, blending the ochres of the harvested fields, the deep greens of the olive trees and cypresses, and the soft blue of the hills on the horizon beneath a cloudy sky.

The work is distinguished by a highly structured, generous, and masterful touch applied with a palette knife and brush—characteristic of the artist’s assertive, mature style.

Charles CHARDAR (1885–1969) was a French painter associated with the Post-Impressionist movement. Active throughout the first half and the middle of the 20th century, he distinguished himself through regional landscapes (notably Provence and Occitanie) as well as still lifes. His painting is characterized by a focus on materiality, texture, and the rendering of natural light.

Dimensions without frame: 60 cm / 46 cm.
With frame: 68 cm / 54 cm.

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