Les Toits Dutch painting 7" / 27cm x 40cm

7" / 27cm x 40cm

Date: 1865 - 1915

with only a few small scratches and marks of age

and what appear to be red beets in a pottery bowl

This technique subtly shifts the central area from a monochromatic mass to a vibrant display of clarity and depth

Les Toits Dutch painting 7" / 27cm x 40cmA colorful and surprising watercolor and gouache on paper, protected under glass in an antique frame, depicting rooftops and faades in an old town setting. The pointed roofs (les toits) seem to cascade and overlap at unlikely angles, creating a convergence of shingles that gives the impression the houses are built atop one another. The composition focuses on the essentials: geometry, light, and color. Likely painted in the early 1900s, the piece