La Baie french painting 3" impact along the upper

3" impact along the upper inner horizontal edge

surrounded by fellow artists

Size without frame: 15

The original antique frame has restored moldings on the upper horizontal edge and some missing bits of molding on the rear left vertical edge

La Baie french painting 3" impact along the upper20th century large scale oil on canvas, signed lower left Laurent Gsell (18601944). A Mediterranean coastal landscape representing the French Riviera. The composition opens with a rocky foreground and a path to the left, framed by umbrella pines typical of the region. Purples, ochres, and warm earth tones move across the rocks, path, and sea, with occasional jewel like accents animating the surface. Beyond the foreground, seaside houses are rendered