European school (XX) - Parigi, Moulin de la Galette, strada bagnata

View of Montmartre with the Galette mill, café, crowd and horse-drawn carriage on a wet street, with reflections on the pavement. Signed bottom left: the signature reads “V.B.” followed by a surname not fully decipherable. No definite attribution. Technique: oil, quick blotchy brushwork, decorative in character. Ornate gold wooden frame with red mat. Approximate period: 1950–1980. Measurements taken with a tape measure in the photos (approximate): with frame about 80 × 62 cm (width × height). The canvas alone is smaller, due to the molding and the red edge. Condition, to be read together with the photos. The photographs are an integral part of the description. Frame with wear: scratches, areas lacking gilding on the upper side and on the right side, small bumps at the corners. Painting overall intact, without evident tears. Sold with its frame, as photographed.

Estimate:$1.12

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