Les Citrons french landscape Hesse (19th & 20th century)

Hesse (19th & 20th century) in the lower right and dated 1923

Three years later

The work has a texture to the touch

where he gradually embraced the Orientalist style

About the artist: Raymond Crétot Duval was a French painter

Les Citrons french landscape Hesse (19th & 20th century)20th century French School oil painting on canvas mounted on carton. The work has a little texture to the touch. A minimalist still life representing two lemons placed on a book. The light is concentrated on the citrus fruits and the leaves, revealing a hyper realistic work of the nuanced colors of the lemon skin which intermingle in a natural way with the shadows. The lemon as a subject is very present in Dutch Baroque paintings where they symbolize