Victor Vignon. Shaded Path And Millstones.

Superb small impressionist canvas representing a shaded country lane with haystacks in the background. the canvas is in very good condition but needs cleaning. Is it présentes in à magnificent old frame where i have replaced the small brass plaque marked V.VIGNON. On the back of the frame of the canvas, handwritten inscription "Meules à B...... painted by V. Vignon". the canvas is, at the bottom right, dedicated "to Monsieur Choiselat, homage to VV". Victor Alfred Paul Vignon was born in 1847 in Villers-Cotterêts and died in 1909 in Meulan. he belongs to the impressionist group. he was a pupil of Corot, Flers. He was exhibited in major galleries such as the Durand-Ruel gallery and the Bernheim gallery, which organized a major retrospective of his works in 1884. Obviously, very well referenced, I am attaching the text found on Wikipedia. dimensions of the canvas alone, 32 cm x 24 cm or a 4F. With its frame, 52 cm x 44 cm.