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    • 18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player

    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player

    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player

    A wonderful 18th-century oil on canvas depicting a flute player within an extensive Arcadian landscape. This idealised rural vision is intended to transport the viewer away from the rigours of life and into a simpler world inspired by ancient Greece.

    Stylistically it draws upon the imagined landscapes of French neoclassical painters, such as Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin. Note the large tree that guides our eye down and then outwards towards the setting sun and distant mountains.

    This is a celebration of the beauty within nature and it still brings a moment of calm as the artist intended.

    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Overall size
    20½” x 17½” / 52cm x 44cm
    Year of creation
    c. 1750
    Provenance
    France
    Condition
    Craquelure throughout and areas of scuffing around the edges. A few minor paint losses. Frame with age-related wear, some losses to the stucco and repairs.
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player
    18th-Century French School Arcadian Landscape With Flute Player

    Conservation & History

    We care profoundly about our role as custodians and every piece in the collection has been assessed by our conservator. When required, we undertake professional restoration carefully using reversible techniques and adopt a light touch to retain the aged charm of each work.

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