La Place nude painting Condition: Slightly rounded corners

Condition: Slightly rounded corners

The composition is likely inspired by Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande

his jacket and

The carved wooden frame gives a real elegance to the whole and brings out the light of the wonderful painting

The balanced light is based on a realistic and suave palette

La Place nude painting Condition: Slightly rounded cornersAn oil on canvas signed in the lower right corner by Maurice Mathurin (18841965) and dated 1940. The work shows a square named "14 juillet" (July 14th), the date of the French national holiday. This calm view shows a typical French square, painted during the war years, probably in a suburb of Paris, bordered by trees and houses. The light is gentle, almost misty, and transmits a sort of stillness. Its Impressionist touch remains discreet but provides