?-1852, French
Landscape with washerwomen, evening effect
Painting, oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Painting: 24.5 x 19.5 cm (warning small size)
19th century frame: 34 x 28.5 cm
Very good condition, tension bands added on the edges to tighten the canvas (see back
Circa 1840-45
André Malathier is a landscape painter who exhibited at the Parisian Salons from 1838 to 1850. Our painting plays on the effects of light between a very bright sky and a foreground dark which allows to highlight the light and the subtlety of the sky. A nice atmosphere.