Napoleon III Navy - Beach And Cliffs - Normandy

Painting representing a beach in Normandy, with cliffs, around 1860/70 We had the painting restored (reworking of old restorations - see photo of the back). But it was not re-varnished, in order to give the buyer the freedom to carry out this operation, or even to go a little further in the restoration. The work is very bright and recalls the seascapes that Claude Monet painted in Normandy at the very beginning of his career. It is signed bottom left: "Thomsonn". In the catalog of a sale in 1876 in Brussels we found the mention of a "seascape" by "J. Thomsonn", which has the same dimensions: 34 x 64 cm. In this sale there was also a painting by "Tomsonn" without "h" which also had these dimensions. It is certainly the same painter. See the photos in the catalog of this sale. (It should be noted in passing that the collection sold contained high quality works, notably Dutch). A fairly recent sale of a work by the same painter: https://www.beaussantlefevre.com/en/lot/9750/1796577-j-thomsonnvue-du-bassin-de-sai? This is the information we found. It would be interesting to explore these leads further... In any case, the painting is quite pleasant. Height: 34 cm Width: 64 cm For more information, do not hesitate to contact us at 06 25 50 83 24 or 06 08 92 54 55. Please note! the painting is offered without a frame. The frame on the presentation photo is virtual, to give an idea.