Les Fruits signed painting with brightly colored shop windows

with brightly colored shop windows below

Condition: There are some marks and smudges from age

The work is a bit textured to the touch

The canvas is smooth without excess material

This natural landscape is unencumbered by signs of civilization

Les Fruits signed painting with brightly colored shop windowsA 19th century oil painting on canvas marouflaged on hard carton from the atelier of the Normandy painter Emile Tremblay (1855 1935). The piece is monogrammed in the lower right corner and features the atelier's stamp on the reverse. A lovely and unique small scale still life. At first glance, the scene seems quite simple with the knife balancing on the soft apricots. On closer inspection, the detail is impressive. The knife handle details are