La Colline old oil painting 20th-century oil painting on carton

20th-century oil painting on carton signed in the lower right by René Besserve (1883-1959) and located in Milly la Forêt in Essonne

Dorrée Emile (1883-1959)

There are a few small scratches on the surface of the painting

imparting a sense of movement

was born in 1869 in Sainte

La Colline old oil painting 20th-century oil painting on carton20th century oil on hard carton, signed Max Lenant (signature partially illegible) in the lower right, dedicated Jean Marin and dated 1934. A rolling pastoral landscape viewed from a gentle ascent, the eye lifted toward a lavender sky streaked with vivid pink, yellow, and orange. The sunset dominates the upper half of the composition, its light pressing down against the darkened greens of the hill. The surface is heavily worked. Impasto is pronounced,