Charles Clair, Autumnal River Landscape square as it escapes through gaps

as it escapes through gaps in passing clouds

which consists of a bell-shaped green dress with sloping shoulders and flared wide sleeves

it would hang nicely as it is

1827Condition: Artwork presents well with a few areas of foxing

Her figure is almost silhouetted against the dark background

Charles Clair, Autumnal River Landscape square as it escapes through gapsThis late 19th century oil painting by French artist Charles Clair (1860 1930) depicts an autumnal landscape, most likely set in the rural environs of central France, where the artist spent much of his life. A quiet stillness settles over the scene. A solitary figure, modestly dressed and partially turned away, walks along a pale earthen path that winds gently through the composition. To the left, a cluster of slender trees rises upward, their trunks