Sidogata, Side Street

Sidogata, Side StreetAn expressionistic oil on canvas depicting a side street in Sweden. In the foreground, three figures are walking past a shop front, while ahead of them, three further figures appear to be window shopping. The artist has skilfully built up the oils in certain areas to give the painting a deeply textured (impasto) finish. Housed in its original frame and signed in the lower right. Medium Oil on canvas Size including frame 23 x 23 60cm x 59cm Year of

An unusual French portrait of a leathery-skinned gentleman wearing a soft-brimmed hat

A beautiful impressionistic view of a quiet countryside spot on the outskirts of a French village

Craquelure in areas but generally in good condition following a historical restoration

Frames with light wear

The canvas has recently been attached to a new stretcher and was probably left wrinkled for many years

which translates as ‘at the age of 70

It's been painted with a wonderfully expressive touch and you can feel how much she enjoyed capturing this view

Size 9¼” x 11¾” / 23

Martí i Alsina was at his best when painting the powerful effects of nature in a quick and fluid style

Paintings of this kind often refer to the power of nature and contemplate man’s role within it

Some scuffing around the edges due to framing

An exceptional 19th-century portrait of a gentleman wearing a black coat along with a white cravat and stiff upstanding collar