Les Citrons french landscape where he gradually embraced the

where he gradually embraced the Orientalist style

Hesse (19th & 20th century) in the lower right and dated 1923

Materials: Oil on wood panel in an antique frame

A French seascape with voluminous brushstrokes

About the artist: Raymond Crétot Duval was a French painter

Les Citrons french landscape where he gradually embraced the20th century French School oil painting on canvas mounted on carton. The work has a little texture to the touch. A minimalist still life representing two lemons placed on a book. The light is concentrated on the citrus fruits and the leaves, revealing a hyper realistic work of the nuanced colors of the lemon skin which intermingle in a natural way with the shadows. The lemon as a subject is very present in Dutch Baroque paintings where they symbolize